4§ ITINERARY. 
or on the northern slope are very seldom seen. On the southern slope of the Volcano, 
between 2000 and 4000 feet, a great deal of the forest had already been cleared (in 
1881) to plant coffee. San Miguel (Isla del Rey) in the Pearl Islands and Tobago were 
visited by Mr. Champion, in April and May 1883, from Panama, and a certain number 
of insects, &c., were collected by him in these places. The absence of Conifers in the 
mountains, the paucity of Cacti, and the much less arid nature of the country afford 
a striking contrast to Guatemala, the fauna of Panama being very similar to that 
of Tropical South America. There is no arid central plateau in Panama, and the 
Cordillera, the loftiest part of which is in Chiriqui, decreases towards the isthmus, 
where it is only a few hundred feet high, so that the fauna of the two slopes is not 
likely to differ greatly. ‘he Atlantic slope, however, bas not yet been investigated. A 
Tenebrionid-beetle of the seashore, Phaleria dytiscoides, is recorded by Mr. Champion 
as common to the coasts of British Honduras on the Atlantic and of Guatemala 
and Nicaragua on the Pacific [ef. Coleopt. vol. iv. pt. 1, pp. 218, 219 (1886)], 
indicating a former connection of the two oceans at the isthmus of Panama. His 
itinerary was as follows * :— 
1879. March 16-18. San José de Guatemala, the Pacific 
port of arrival for travellers from Panama or San 
Francisco. Sea-coast, mangrove-swamps, lagoons, &c. 
March 19, 20. Travelling up to capital vid Escuintla, 
by diligence, over execrable roads, all inches deep in 
dust at this (dry) season. 
March 21-April 2. Guatemala city (about 4500 feet). 
Open plains, intersected by deep barrancas (ravines). 
Scrubby oak and pine woods in places on_hill-sides. 
The volcanoes Pacaya, Agua, and Fuego visible to 
1879. May 13-June 22. Zapote (about 2000 feet). On the 
forest-clad southern slope of the Volean de Fuego. 
Broad, deep, dried-up watercourses, full of great 
boulders, ran downward through the forest here, 
making travelling difficult. The locality good for 
insects. Coffee cultivated. Some very fine forest 
passed through at San Cayetano, between Zapote 
aud Capetillo, along the descending coast-read. 
June 24, 25. Antigua. 
June 26-July 21. Dueiias (about 4500 feet). Near 
the southward. Many insects found on the banks 
of the streams in the barrancas. 
April 3-5. Ciudad Vieja. The first capital of Guate- 
mala, in the valley between the volcanoes Agua and 
Fuego. Coffee-plantations and cultivated ground, 
unsuitable for collecting-purposes. 
April 6-8. Guatemala city. 
April 9. Aceituno. Coffee-plantation near the capital. 
April 10-16. Guatemala city. 
April 17-May 12.  Capetillo. Valley between the 
voleanoes Agua and Fuego. Coffee and sugar-cane 
plantations, with the forest-clad slopes of the Fuego 
adjacent. This estate is the property of the well- 
known Guatemalan naturalist, Juan J. Rodriguez, 
who has, from time to time, fur upwards of thirty 
years, supplied the editors of this work with material 
from his district. 
Capetillo. Coffee and Opuntia (for rearing the 
cochineal-insect) plantations adjacent to the Lake 
of Duefias. Various excursions made from here to 
Calderas, on the upper eastern slope of the Volcan de 
Fuego, up to about 7500 feet. Pines on the higher 
slopes. Earthquake-shocks frequent—the house be- 
longing to the owner of the estate (who had to leave 
it and live in Antigua) in ruins. The Acatenango 
peak of the Volcan, as well as the smoking Fuego 
itself, conspicuous from Dueiias. 
July 22-Aug. 7. Guatemala city. 
Aug. 8. Carrizal. Arid district with scrubby woods. 
Aug. 9. Llano Grande (about 2600 feet). Scrubby 
woods, cultivated ground, and pasture. Mule-trains 
and Indians bearing heavy loads constantly met with 
here, the route from the capital to Salama, Coban, 
&c., passing through this place. 
* Elevations approximate only, taken from an uncorrected aneroid barometer. 
Probably too low in many cases. 
