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Mr. G. A. K. Marshall on 



though it appeared to me as if it were 

 done under protest. 

 Oct. 5-G. No Acrseas procurable. 



„ 7. Put four P. ptmctaiissima into her box at 



the same time. During the short time 

 I was watching I saw her catch one or 

 other of them no less than seven times, 

 but on each occasion after the first nibble 

 or two she threw it down with evident 

 disgust. 



,, 8. I was absent all day, but all the butterflies 



had evidently been further attacked by 

 the Mantis, and small pieces had been 

 eaten out of the fore-wings, but in no 

 case had the bodies been damaged. 



,, D. Removed all the pundatissima and put in 



two A. cahira and one A. enccclon, which 

 were consumed entirely in quick succes- 

 sion. The Mantis appeared to show no 

 decided symptoms of ill-health at present. 

 I was unable to complete the experiment. 



IX. First Experiment with Mantis. Salisbury. 



1898. 

 March 2. Caught a pair of large green Mantis in 

 eopuhi [t^'pliodromantis lincola, Burm.]. 



„ 3. Gave them one A. caldevrcna, one A. Jiedcdi, 

 and one A. ncohiJe, but they were all 

 untouched. 



„ 4. The ccddeire.na had been caught and dis- 

 carded, the thorax and one wing being 

 partly eaten ; removed the butterflies. 



„ 5. Female Mantis ate the male. Put in two 

 ccddcircna and one inelunet; Mantis tasted 

 one of the former but quickly threw it 

 down. During the day the other two 

 were evidently caught and tasted, as they 

 were both more or less damaged about 

 the head and thorax. 



,, 6. Mantis ate one caldarencc and the iiuhma ; 

 remaining ccddarena died from injuries. 



,, 7. Put in three caldarena, one of which was 

 partially eaten. 



