82 Dr. G. D. H. Carpenter's Experiments on 
Phytophaga during these experiments, and it is inter- 
esting that this one seemed edible.) 
Obs. T01. Sp. 326.—Tenebrionid, Sepidium mus- 
cosum Gerst.: of same type as 46, but of a more 
uniform earth-colour and much more bristly. M, 
took it, felt it, put it up to his mouth, held it in one 
hand and rubbed it with the other as if to try and 
get the bristles off, then bit off the head and dropped 
the remainder. 
Obs. 702. Sp. 308.—Curculionid, Lixus sp.: this 
weevil was eaten with relish. 
Obs. 703. Sp. 186.—Aeridiid, Catantops :decoratus : 
several of these favourite grasshoppers were offered 
ina box, but M, only ate one and that not eagerly. 
He was presumably satisfied by the numerous insects 
he had eaten. 
Series €. Obs. 704-733. March 4, 2.30 p.m—M, had 
been asleep, but was quite ready for insect food. 
Obs. 704. Sp. 327.—Drilid: a beetle larva, about 
24 inches long, red-brown and black, bristly. Found 
crawling on the ground. M, watched it from a distance 
with great interest, and Kept coming to look more 
closely at it and then running away, “but showed no 
desire to touch it. 
Obs. 712. Sp. 329.—Cetonud, Protaetia carneola 
Burm. : a small procryptic beetle, dark brown mottled 
with black and dark grey. Offered to M,, who took 
it after looking at it, but suddenly put it down in a 
great panic and ran away. The beetle may have 
bitten him, but apparently it kept motionless. I 
offered it again and the monkey took it, smelt it, 
and threw it down. 
Obs. 718. Sp. 170.—Pierine, Mylothris agathina: 
a 9, offered in my fingers. M, was not at all eager 
to take it, and allowed it to fly away. I re-offered the 
butterfly; M, grabbed it, put it down and danced on 
it as if it were a formidable Carabid (see Obs. 685, 
695), then pulled off the wings, but did not taste it. 
After a little he went back to it, pulled it about, 
pawed it, and pulled off the abdomen, which he put 
in his mouth, but did not appear to like. He did not 
eat the rest. He afterwards ate three Lizus weevils, 
and a ground-weevil. 
Obs. 725. Sp. 332.—Cassidid : a pupa, about half 
