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Dr. Gk is Carpenter’s Laperiments on 
Obs. 687. Sp. 22.—Aecridiid, Dictyophorus  pro- 
ductus: this grasshopper was pulled about; a piece 
of the abdomen was bitten off and spat out; then it 
was pulled to pieces, the pieces being tasted and spat 
out. M, was obviously hungry for insects, but could 
not stomach this aposematic species. 
Obs. 688. Sp. 186.—Two staple Acridians (Catan- 
lops decoratus) eaten with great relish after a little 
examination, and a third was eaten after being pulled 
about. 
Obs. 689. Sp. 317.—Buprestid, Steraspis sp., not 
in Br. Mus.: same sp. as 183, but more green than 
bronze. It shows a conspicuous transverse pale 
abdominal band when flying. M, took it at once, 
cracked it, pulled off the elytra, nibbled the head, 
looked again at it, then licked the abdominal 
viscera which protruded, and finally ate the whole 
beetle. 
Obs. 690. Sp. 86.—Lycid, Chlamydolycus trabeatus : 
M, touched this insect, scratched himself vigorously, 
pulled off one of the elytra, and finally, to my sur- 
prise, ate the beetle. 
Obs. 691. Sp. 318.—Reduviid: a long-limbed, 
rather slender, black bug, speckled with yellow. M, 
held it in his hand for such a long while that it pricked 
him with its proboscis; he very suddenly gave a 
start and popped it into his mouth and ate it; subse- 
quently rubbing his hand. 
Obs. 692, Sp. 308.—Curculionid, Iivus sp.: a large 
weevil with yellow bloom. Eaten at once with relish. 
Obs. 693. Sp. 319.—Cureulionid, Lixvus gracilis 
Boh.: of same type as 308, but smaller and more 
slender. Eaten at once with relish. 
Obs. 694. Sp. 320.—Cassidid, Aspidomorpha tecta 
Boh.: a typical ‘ tortoise-beetle”’ with the pattern 
marked in bright gold, the remainder of the elytra 
transparent. It was eaten at once without any sign 
of dislike. 
Obs. 695. Sp, 235.—Carabid, Eccoptoptera cupri- 
collis ; M, at first treated this as very objectionable, 
leaping into the air and coming down on to the beetle 
with one paw. He then took it in one hand, rubbed 
it with the other, quickly bit off the head and thorax, 
and ate it with relish. It was a $—differing from the 
Mimic 
