120 [May, 1916. 



on the other hand, emitted a strong- odour of vanilla. A fragrant 

 flowery smell was also noted in D. domitia cJ . My Singapore list 

 likewise includes a fine Uraniid, Lyssidia docUis Butl. ^ , which flew 

 on board the s.s. " Montoro," and was brought to me by a Chinese boy in 

 a sadly damaged condition. Here I transhipped to the Japanese liner, 

 " Kashima Maru," and after some considerable delay, possibly due to 

 the exploits of the " Emden," we got under way for Penang. No 

 landing was possible at Malacca, where we stopped at four miles or so 

 from the shore and took in cargo from lighters. The cosmopolitan 

 carrion-beetle Necrohia \rufi/pes Fabr. abounded on the ship during 

 this part of the voyage ; it readily took flight when disturbed. 



Penang, reached on October 3rd, impressed us as a bright and 

 interesting place. My son and I went ashore and took a walk up the 

 Northam and Kelawi Roads, with occasional detoui-s to the sea front. 

 As at Singapore, most of the catching Avas done by the junior member 

 of the party. The strong vanilla-scent of Elymnias nigrescens c^ was 

 confirmed ; three specimens were taken of Precis atlites Joh., one in 

 good condition, the others much battered. Lycaenids were represented 

 by three males and a female of Zizera gaika Trim. ; Satyrids by 

 Yphthima newholdi Dist., and Y. hiibneri Kirby ; Da'naines by Badena 

 vulgaris Butl., and Pierines by three females and a male of Terias 

 hecabe Linn. All four of the T. hecabe are of the wet season form ; 

 the male and one of the females are devoid of markings in the cell of 

 the fore-wing beneath ; another female has in that situation two faint 

 markings, and the third female only one. All have the " dog's head " 

 well developed. Other captures at Penang included Ves2M cincta 

 Fabr., which was common, and two males of the handsome golden- 

 brown Xylocopa verticalis, which species was only seen in one place, 

 flying about a hibiscus hedge near the sea. Necrohia rufipes, already 

 noted as abounding on board s.s. " Montoro," was common in 

 Penang. This species occurs in Britain, and was also found bj 

 Dr. LongstafE at Kimberley in South Africa. 



After an adventurous evening excursion by sampan in a heavy 

 sea, with the accompaniments of lightning, thunder and drenching 

 rain, I left Penang on October 4th for Colombo. On October 5th our 

 ship passed within sight of the Nicobar Islands, and after dark on 

 October 7th we made the lights of Ceylon. As on the outward 

 journey, clouds and rain greeted the disembarkation at Colombo, but 

 bright intervals were not infrequent. The first insect to turn up at 

 Colombo was our old friend Necrobia rufipe.<, larger than average 



