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ance as many of the white species of the Pierine genus 
Belenois. Like them it frequents puddles, and drinks 
with them. I have often seen Belenois settle close 
by it when it had alighted on the mud with wings 
expanded; it almost appeared as if the Belenois 
chose to settle with it because of the resemblance, 
for it is well known how species of the same coloration 
keep together when assembling at mud. The first of 
these skippers that I saw seemed to me strongly 
suggestive of a small Belenois. 
It is to be noted that M,, who made no attempt to 
take this butterfly, did not appear to find Belenois 
nearly as palatable as M, had done.) 
Obs. 650. Sp. 174.—Pierine, Catopsilia florella : 
M, would only take this greenish-white butterfly when 
persuaded ; he pulled it about much, ate the abdomen 
and, after more pulling about, ate the thorax. 
Obs. 651. Sp. 298.—Pierine, Teracolus eupompe 
Klug: a white butterfly with crimson tips. M, 
pulled off the wings and ate the body with no sign of 
dishke. 
Series 0. Obs. 652-683. Feb. 8—At 2 p.m., M, being 
very ready for insects. He ate 9 grasshoppers and 
refused Dictyophorus productus. 
Obs. 656. Sp. 300.—Lamiid, Ceroplesis malepicta 
Fairm.: a Longicorn beetle of medium size, dull 
black with dull red bands, found sitting freely exposed 
on low herbage. M, pawed it a little, took and bit 
it quickly, then put it down. ‘This beetle is decidedly 
aposematic. ; 
Obs. 657. Sp. 301.—Locustid (possibly same as 
203): a short, fat, wingless, green grasshopper. M, 
took it, bit the abdomen, then put the insect down, 
and allowed it to crawl. As I made a movement to 
take it M, seized it and hastily bit it wp, but it was 
quite obvious from his previous. behaviour that he 
had not intended to eat it. 
Obs. 663. Sp. 304.—Phytophaga: a dull black 
beetle, with dull orange thorax, found sitting con- 
‘picuously on a leaf, and giving out a yellow juice 
when handled. M, pulled off the elytra, but ate the 
beetle without any sign of dishke. 
Obs. 664. Sp. 305.—Reduviid, Phonolibes bimacu- 
latus Dist., or allied species: a dull black bug with 
