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X. An Eiitomologiral Excursion to Brjar, Central Siiain 

 By George Chaeles Champion, F.Z.S. 



[Read March IStli, 1903.] 



In our Transactions for last year (pp. 115-129) I gave a 

 short account of a journey made by Dr. T. A. ChapmaE 

 and myself in 1901 to Cuenca and other places in Central 

 Spain, with a list of tbe principal Coleoptcra and Hemi- 

 ptcra met with. In 1902 we made another excursion to 

 Central Spain, our objective point on this occasion being 

 the Sierra de Bejar, at the extreme southern extremity of 

 the large province of Leon, about forty miles south of 

 Salamanca. The locality was not a new one, entomologic- 

 ally, Dr. G, Seidlitz having spent a few days in the district 

 in 1SG5, at the same time of year, and published some 

 notes on the species of beetles he met with {cf. Berl. ent. 

 Zeitschr, 1S67, pp. 1G7-178).* ■ Leaving London on the 

 morning of June 21st, we reached San Sebastian the 

 following afternoon, and after spending a few days at this 

 attractive seaside resort on the north coast, proceeded on 

 our way to Bejar, arriving at 8 a.m. on June 2Cth, passing- 

 over the dreary plains of Castile and Leon during the 

 niglit and early hours of the morning, but little of the 

 country being visible after daylight, owing to fog. Making 

 our head-quarters at the Fonda del Nuevo Siglo, we 

 remained at Bejar till July 17th. From this place we 

 made numerous excursions, chiefly to the summit of the 

 Sierra, about 8000 feet, the small omnibus running daily 

 to Candelario in the early morning and evening helping 

 us each way, and to Bancs, through the " puerto," or gap 

 in the range separating Leon from Estremadura, whence 

 there is rough track back to Bejar over the mountains by 

 La Garganta. The town of Bejar, which is situate at an 

 elevation of about 8300 feet, is built on a narrow rocky 

 ridge just under the mountains sloping down to it on the 

 southern side, and on the north side the river Cuerpo del 



* Dr. Chapman has already published some notes on the Lepi- 

 doptera observed during our journey (Proc. Ent. Soc. London, 1902, 

 pp. xxxv-xxxvii ; Ent. Record, 1903, pp. 14-16 el seq.). 



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