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(liictive localities in the vicinity of Albarracin were : — 

 (1) The gorge of the Guadalaviar, about five miles down 

 the Teruel road, and the adjacent savin-covered foot- 

 hills of the Sierra; (2) the pine-forests on the ridges of 

 the Puerto de Losilla, about the same distance off. On 

 these lower hills we were fortunate enough to discover the 

 fine Buprestid, B. sanguinca, ¥.* and a new Capsid, 

 belonging to the genus Nasocoris, Renter, both on Eplicdra 

 nchrodensis, an Uquisdum-likc: plant of the order Gnctacese. 

 Here, too, we noticed various Zonahris, Zonitis, Clytanthus, 

 Goptoce2^hala^Lachnsea, Clythra, Cryptoccpludus^ixndi Trichodes 

 (8-2nmctatus, ¥.), most of these resting on the spiniest plants; 

 and, under stones, the large, crepitating Aptimis displosor, 

 Duf, and divers Ophonns^ Steropns, Aeinopus, and many 

 scorpions were to be seen. On the summit of the pine- 

 ridge, at Puerto de Losilla, Rhyncliitcs c[eruleocep)halus, 

 Schall., and Hispa testacea, L., abounded on Cistus (the 

 Hispa having been noticed by us in a similar way at 

 Arcachon, a fortnight or so earlier), and on the pines there 

 were the usual Scytkrojms, Maydalis, Phsodes, Spiondylis, 

 and Buprcstis (H-guttata, L.). Under large stones, at the 

 same place, many small Coleoptera and Hemiptera were ob- 

 tained, as Rhytirrhinus variabilis, Bris., Thylacites guinardi, 

 Duv., Gahatus maculatus, H.-S. (in the greatest profusion), 

 Acalypta, Agramma, and a new Ficzostcthus allied to P. 

 ciirsitans, Fall. Lower down, under stones, adjacent to the 

 cultivated ground, we found various Ohrysomcla, Tiviarcha, 

 Cyrtonus, and Harpalus, Adhnonia tanaccti in abundance 

 (as in most of the other places visited), etc. ; and on 

 ragwort and other flowers Zebia cmx-minor, L., a 

 Malachius or two, various Pentatomids, Phymata, etc. 

 The streams hereabouts produced divers Parnns, Pota- 

 miiuts, Elmis, Hydriena, Pmlcrus, Tachys, and Bcmbidium. 

 On this ridge of the Puerto de Losilla we also met with 

 Brchia zajHitcri, Oberth., in some numbers, and all in very 

 fresh condition, on the last day of our stay at Albarracin. 

 August 3rd — 5th were spent at Bronchales, whence we 

 travelled in a springless country-cart up the new road to 

 as far as Noguera, the remaining five miles or so of the 

 journey across the mountain-ridge being accomplished on 

 foot. Here, as at Tragacete and Losilla, there was an 

 abundance of pine-forest, and in the opener places the 

 Umbelliferae were in full flower, producing Chrysanthia 

 * Cf. Trans. Ent. Soc. Loud., 1901, pp. 379-384, t. 13. 



