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and tlirowu away, although I can detect 

 no smell in this species, which, however, 

 stridulates strongly by rubbing the head 

 against the thorax. 

 Feb. 14. Baboon ate one Colias elcctra and one Byhlia 

 ilitliyia. It tasted and rejected first an 

 A. caldarcna, then an L. chrysippus, then 

 rejected at sight several A. cmina and A. 

 Jialali. 



„ 15. Gave female baboon two Tcracolus achine, 

 which she ate with appreciation, A My- 

 lothris agathina was taken with some 

 doubt, the head and thorax were eaten 

 and a small part of the abdomen, the rest 

 being thrown away ; it was clearly not 

 much appreciated. An L. clirysippus was 

 tasted and refused. Then an Acnea 

 anemosci was offered with under-side 

 exposed to show the bright red and black 

 markings ; it was tasted and refused. A 

 Precis scsamus was then offered in pre- 

 cisely the same manner ; the baboon took 

 it, held it in her hand for a few moments 

 and then let it fly away without attempt- 

 ing to smell or taste it. I then cut the 

 wings off" another specimen of the same 

 insect, and this was promptly eaten with- 

 out any signs of distaste. This appears 

 very significant. Then two Limnas 

 clirysippus and one Acrxa anemoscc were 

 refused at sight without trial ; one Ncp)tis 

 agatha was tasted and neglected, and 

 two Bclenois scverina were eaten. 



„ 18. Baboons ate with great avidity two Ano- 

 plocncmis curvipes, a large strong-smelling 

 Hemipteron all brown in colour. They 

 would have nothing to do with a Mylabris 

 dicincta or a 31. tcUcnsis. 



„ 20. Baboons ate readily four Bmchyceriis 

 hrevicostatus, one Fsammodcs scahratus, 

 one CJiLvnius cylindricollis, one Tragi- 

 scoschcma wahlhergi, and also an imago 

 and nymjah of the very large and evil- 

 smelling Hemipteron Pctascclis roiiipes. 



