ITINERARY. 
1879, Aug. 10-Sept. 9. San Gerénimo, Baja Vera Paz (about 
2950 feet). East end of plain of Salama, and six 
miles distant from the town of that name. Hot, 
dry region, with many cacti. Chuacus range of 
mountains adjacent, bordering the plain southward ; 
lower slopes clothed with pines, with forest of 
deciduous trees above. Sugar-cane and coffee planta- 
tions near village, belonging to English owners, the 
estate having a local reputation for the quality of 
the aguardiente (rum) and sugar produced by them. 
Drainage to Atlantic. Headquarters for about one 
year. Many long excursions made from here to 
distant places in both Alta and Baja Vera Paz, on 
the Atlantic slope. Some fine butterflies (Anca spp.) 
peculiar to the Chuacus range. Various Longicorn 
(Ochresthes), Buprestid (Acmeodera), and other genera 
of Coleoptera characteristic of the drier portions of 
Mexico occur on the plain of Salama, A large 
Buprestid (Chalcophora virginiensis) in the pines on 
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down to near Rihaco and upward towards Matanza. 
Road from Sabo descending very abruptly through 
forest in which a transparent-winged Pierine-butterfly 
(Dismorphia fortunata) was abundant. 
Oct. 16. Purula. 
Oct. 17. Cachil. Open arid mountain-slopes north of 
the plain of Salama, with agaves, palms (Zhrinax), 
&c. <A peculiar Kuptychia (rubricata) taken here. * 
Oct. 18—Nov. 3. San Gerdnimo. 
Noy. 4-6. Tocoy (about 2000 feet), Arid district on 
_ the Zacapa road. 
Nov. 7. El Jicaro, near the Village of Guacamaya, on 
eastern slope of Chuacus range. Scrubby woods, 
pines above. 
Nov. 8-12. San Gerdnimo. 
Nov. 18,14. Purula. 
Nov. 15. San Miguel Tucuru (about 2000 feet). 
Polochic valley. Mostly cultivated ground, cotton, 
maize, &c. 
the Chuacus slopes. An Ithomiid butterfly (Dircenna Nov. 16. La Tinta. Polochie valley. Tropical vege- 
klugi) seen swarming in the shady garden of the tation. Indigo formerly cultivated here, hence the 
hacienda. name. 
‘Sept. 10. Santa Barbara (about 4450 feet). Moun- Nov. 17-23. Senahu (2800 feet). Limestone moun- 
tainous region east of San Gerénimo. Scattered tains north of the Polochic valley. Humid forests, 
woods. Pines below. Cultivation of maize, &c. 
Sept. 11,12. Santa Cruz (5500 feet). Mountainous 
region of Chilasco, the watershed between the 
Motagua and the Polochic, east of Santa Barbara. 
Scattered woods of Liquidambar, &c. Forest appa- 
rently all cleared in vicinity of village. Nights very 
cold here, ~ 
Sept. 18-Oct. 1. San Gerénimo. 
Oct. 2-5. Purula (about 4000 feet). Open ground 
with a humid virgin forest adjacent on mountains. 
A new track through the forest towards Cerro Verde, 
an excellent entomological locality, the road to Sabo 
also productive. These localities again visited in 
April or May, 1880. The ‘quezal’ (Pharomacrus 
mocinno) not rare in the dense forest on the Cerro 
Verde road, and a ‘Howler’ (Mycetes villosus) 
frequently heard between Purula aud Sabo. 
Oct. 6, 7. Sabo (2900 feet), Clearing made in dense 
humid forest to plant coffee, on a steep mountain- 
slope. <A very productive locality. Pulea irritans, 
however, swarmed to such an extent in the disused 
hut used for sleeping-quarters that it was impossible 
to remain very long in the place. 
Oct. 8-15. Panimd * (1800 feet). Hot, narrow valley 
of the Rio Sinanja, a tributary of the Polochic. 
1880. 
cleared in many places for coffee-plantations. Long 
rainy season, but water scarce, rapidly disappearing 
underground. <A district rich in land-shells. 
visited in June, 1880. 
Nov. 24-30. San Juan (1800 feet). A small coffee- 
estate, no village, on the mountain-slopes north of 
the Polochic. Forest mostly cleared. Mountains 
of the Republic of Honduras visible to the S.E. 
Dec. 1, 2. La Tinta. 
Dec. 3-7. Tamahu, a few miles higher up’ the valley 
than Tucuru (about 2250 feet). Mostly cultivated 
ground. 
Dec. 8. Santa Rosa (about 4000 feet). 
Dec. 9-28. San Gerénimo. 
Dec. 29. Tactic (4300 feet). Scattered Liguidambar 
and other deciduous trees. Forest all cleared to near 
the inaccessible mountain-tops.. Large Indian popu- 
lation in district, hence the continuous clearing of 
the trees to plant inaize (‘ milpas’). 
Dee. 30, 31.) Coban, Alta Vera Paz (about 3800 feet*). 
Jan. 1, 2. } Humid region, rainy season sometimes 
extending into February or March. 
cleared to plant coftee, maize, &e. Numerous German 
traders and planters settled here. The residence for 
many years of a keen zoologist, F. Sarg. Large Indian 
Again 
Forest nearly all 
Valley, mostly cultivated with maize, &c., followed population. 
Jan. 3. Tactic. 
* Misprinted ‘ Pancina’ on many of the labels attached to insects in the Jan. 4-6. San Gerénimo. 
collection made by Mr. Champion, and therefore wrongly quoted in some 
of the volumes of this work. 
* Maudslay makes it 4280 feet. 
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