142 COLLECTING EXPEDITION TO BATANG PADANG. 
species I have not ascertained but I cannot recall hearing it 
below 2,000 feet. These heights hold good both here and on 
the Larut Hills, and, yoereton. I presume generally in this part 
of the Peninsula, Sid as Thess zones seem to be much more 
constant than those formed by various plants, in the absence 
of an aneroid, the ‘‘frog barometer’’ may be very advan- 
tageously employed in the rough estimation of altitudes. 
I captured an extremely beautiful leaf-like grasshopper. 
It was pale emerald green with claret edging to the wings 
and claret legs and cheeks. On the body and wings were 
rows of dark centred blue spots and the feet were bright 
yellow. It measured 43 inches in length and had black and 
white banded antennz, 8 inches long. It was one of the 
most elegantly coloured insects that could be imagined, but 
the colouring i is almost certain to fade in drying, as it unfor- 
tunately nearly always does in this class of insect. 
I caught a specimen of a rare Mycalesis and a very hand- 
some “/ymnias; an almost perfect mimic of the common 
Euplea midamus. 1 watched it for some time flying about, 
but fancying it a common insect left it alone. Afterwards 
when it was settled I examined it more closely thinking it 
might be the rarer £. mulciber which is distinguished by 
having no marginal row of white spots on the posterior wings, 
but the row of spots was there; then I noticed that the mar- 
gins of these wings were serrated, which being a character 
absent in the Danzedz, | at once caught it and found it to bean 
Elymnias. ‘Ywo other rare butterflies were also obtained, a 
Stiboges nymphidia and aspecies of the genus. Pronerts. 
The latter being almost certainly a new insect. 
From the 15th to the 22nd we continued collecting as well 
as possible, but owing to the rain we could not go out much, 
and the rain also caused much trouble in our attempts to dry 
the botanical specimens. All hands being continually at 
work putting them out in the sun and bringing them in again 
to escape the frequent showers of rain. 
Amongst other plants that were collected during this time 
was a singular anonaceous, tree, which had long, flexible, 
leafless branches on the lower part of the stem. 
