36 THE entomologist's record. 



up, except in the " huertas " — narrow strips of irrigated land bordering 

 the river. Ai/riades coridou var. arraijonenua was in shreds, as were 

 Coenonympha ilortoi, j\lelit/ra duh/ina, and Papilio podalin'iis var. 

 feitit/iainclii : Colias edum and Pontia daplidire were frequent, the latter 

 in good condition, as were also Pob/f/onia c-albnui and PjiranwH 

 atalanta. 



The next day we tried the banks of the Jucar as far as the 

 confliience with the Moscas. Kpinepltele tithoniis was common, a fair 

 proportion being in good condition ; worn Sati/nir, alcijone swarmed. 

 A few freshly-emerged .S'. statilinus settled on black patches of charred 

 herbage, and in the hot sun were very skittish when followed up. 

 This ground, we were told, is a splendid spot for Lepidoptera 

 earlier in the season, as it is also for Coleoptera. 



We made the acquaintance at Cuenca of Seuor Don Juan Gimenez 

 y Cano de Aquilar, Professor of Natural Science in the Institute here. 

 He well remembered the visit of Dr. Chapman and Mr. Champion in 

 1901, since which, he assured us, no scientist had visited Cuenca. He 

 very much deplored the lack of interest among Spaniards in the 

 Natural Sciences, and greatly regretted his isolation from other 

 entomologists. He very kindly showed us all over the Institute, which 

 was well supplied with local natural history specimens, owing, we 

 understand, to his initiative. Seuor Cano is doing his utmost to 

 foster a love of science among the youths committed to his charge. 

 In the fine library we were shown many rare and valuable old books 

 of the 16th century and onwards. Professor Cano told us there were 

 many such in certain houses in the city. 



There is also in the Institute a Department of Agriculture, which 

 consists of one large room. We saw here miniature models of farm 

 implements, illustrations of destructive insects, etc., especially of the 

 Phylloxera, also specimens of seeds; but little practical work is at- 

 tempted. Similarly, the Professor of Chemistry demonstrates with 

 experiments, but the students all work together on one marble slab, 

 with one set of apparatus between them. 



We had intended following Dr. Chapman's route over the Sierras 

 to Albarracin, and with this end in view left Cuenca on August 10th. 

 Professor Cano, who has jurisdiction in this province, had interested 

 himself so much in our projected excursion that he kindly gave us 

 recommendations to the principal inhabitants of the villages through 

 which we were to pass as far as Tragacete, on the confines of the 

 Province of Cuenca, whence he said Sefior Tndelachio Martinez would 

 see us safely to Albarracin, which lies in Aragon. 



Threshing being in operation, and all the animals fully engaged, we 

 were glad to be able — after a delay of two days — to hire a guide with 

 a couple of " burros." On one of these the baggage was strapped, 

 while the other was intended to carry the writer. I will not describe 

 my efforts to imitate the easy seat of the native peasant women. 

 Suffice it to say that the distance from Cuenca to Una is 37 kilometres, 

 that a very dusty carriage road, for the most part shadeless and water- 

 less, runs the whole distance, and that the " burro," whose pace was 

 much slower than that of an ordinary walker, took eleven hours over 

 the journey ; this, however, included a stay of two hours for lunch 

 and a siesta. 



[To he concludciL) 



