@y 147.) 
VII. Lntomology in N.W. Spain (Galicia and Leon). By 
T. A. CHapMAN, M.D., F.Z.S. (Lepidoptera), and 
G:C, CHAMPION, E.ZS. (Coleoptera and Hemi- 
ptera). 
[Read March 6th, 1907.] 
PEATES, V—X.1, 
DISTRICT VISITED, ITINERARY. 
For our sixth (fifth together) entomological excursion in 
Spain Mr. Champion and I agreed to visit Galicia, the 
north-west corner of the Peninsula. The choice was 
determined probably by a wish for an area new to us and 
a fear that our date was not early enough for a south- 
eastern district, where more interesting collecting could no 
doubt be done. Our visits to the Western Cantabrian 
Mountains, two years ago, left me with a distinct wish to 
see some of the more western ranges. One of the draw- 
backs of a visit to Spain is the long railway journey, the 
railways in Spain being often neither very quick nor very 
comfortable. To Galicia, however, one can go by R.M.S.P. 
Co.’s steamer to Vigo, and this also was not a small item in 
our selection. We left Southampton on the 15th of June 
by the steamer ‘‘ Amazon” on her first trip, a ship of 10,000 
tons and described in a newspaper notice as a “ floating 
electrical palace.” The Bay of Biscay was like a millpond, 
so that the comfort as compared with a railway journey 
was immense. We were also fortunate on our return 
journey to come by the “ Danube,” and to have a fairly 
calm sea. 
Vigo is a small town with considerable commercial 
activity and a large business in fish and especially in 
sardines. It is not always easy to escape the flavour of 
fish even by going some miles into the country. Our 
favourite excursion from Vigo was by small steamer across 
the fiord to Cangas. The ‘weather was warm enough to 
make an excursion to a sufficient distance, on the much- 
populated Vigo side, rather trying, whilst the half-hour on 
the water was always inviting. Cangas is a large fishing 
village, but close to it is open wild ground. Vigo is 
TRANS. ENT. SOC. LOND. 1907.—PART I. (JUNE) 
