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Megathopa villosa, Escli., tlie brilliant blue and coppery Carahus, Cerogiossus 

 chilensis, and (through the kindness of a non-entomological resident of Talcahuano) 

 a fair pair of the enormous brown Frionid, Amallopodes scahrosus, Lequien, a fine 

 Holbocerns, and a specimen of the large and curious Molorchid Longicorn, Calli- 

 spliyrls macropus, Newm. A few Heteromera and small Carabidce, &c., mostly of 

 species not previously met with by me, occurred under stones, and a fine black and 

 wliite Otiorhynchid weevil was plentiful, crawling on dry bramble stems. 



We left Talcahuano on the evening of March 5th, and next morning anchored 

 off the little town of Lota, famous for its coal-mines, the most productive in Chile. 

 The roadstead is protected to the northward by a well-wooded promontory, which 

 is partly occupied by the beautiful park and gardens belonging to a wealthy Chilian 

 lady, Madame Cousino. I spent two or thi*ee hours in these gardens, and, the 

 morning being very fine, common butterflies were attracted in swarms by the pro- 

 fusion of geraniums and other flowers. Among these I had the pleasure of takingJ 

 a small series of Eroessa chilensis, Guer., one of the most beautiful insects that| 

 Chile produces. It somewhat resembles our Anthocharis cardamines, but is mue| 

 larger, with the apical half of the fore-wings deep black, enclosing a large o\ 

 transverse spot of bright orange. Nearly all the specimens that I took were ^ ,. 

 splendid order ; they appeared partial to the flowers of a species of Lantana, andjj 

 their flight being comparatively slow and feeble, they were easy enough to catch, 

 saw a good many J of PoJythysana Andromeda in the gardens, but failed to takjj 

 any. We left the same evening, and after a brief stay at Valparaiso, arrived til 

 Coquimbo on the 12th, at which post we remained until May 14th, when we finally 

 left under orders for home. 



Insects had become decidedly scarce at Coquimbo by the middle of March, ar 

 decreased in numbers every day. I managed, however, to find enough larvae 

 Callidryas Dry a on the low Cassia bushes to produce a very fine series, and 

 obtain a few Bomhyces and NoctucB new to me : notably, a pretty little Reliophohi )i 

 which occurred sparingly under stones on a sandy plain, in company with sevei™ 

 species of Agrotis, including our familiar A. siiffusa and saucia. Eulepia ? vittige 

 was plentiful at the end of March, but was only to be obtained in any numbers 

 wading knee-deep in a marsh, swarming with most ferocious mosquitoes, and sm 

 ling anything but agreeable when the mud was stirred up. The larvae and pupae 

 this moth were to be found here, the former feeding on a species of rush ; I a 

 took the handsome Emperor-moth, Hyperchiria Acharon, Butler, at rest in 

 marsh. As before, the pupae of Papilio Archidamas could be obtained in aim 

 any number, attached to rocks and Cae^w^-stems, those of Alamis polioides be 

 almost equally common under stones. 



We stayed at Valparaiso from May loth to 18th, when, however, I did ' 

 collect any insects myself: though I was enabled, through the kindness of 8( > 

 entomological friends, to add to my collection several conspicuous Chilian butter » 

 and Bomhyces which I had not been able to meet with. On the 22nd, we reac * 

 Corral, the port of Valdivia — a most promising looking spot — but as we remained " •-' 

 only until the morning of the 24th, and it rained heavily nearly all the time, I f ^ 

 nothing except a small Hepialus. 



Eesuming our southerly course, we reached Port Otway, a fine harbour in ■' 

 peninsula of Tres Montcs, on the evening of May 27th, and lay there the night J^!'^ 



