VII. An Entomological Excursion to Corsica. By 
Gzorce C. Cuampion, F.Z.S. 
[Read Feb. 28th, 1894.] 
My friend, Mr. R. 8. Standen, having determined to 
make an entomological expedition to the mountains cf 
Corsica, I, at the last moment, decided to accompany 
him, and, accordingly, we started together on May 28th 
last, arriving at Ajaccio on the morning of May 30th, 
and at the hotel at La Foce de Vizzavona, our proposed 
head-quarters, the same evening. Here we remained 
about a month, being joined later on by Mr. A. H. Jones, 
Colonel Yerbury, R.A., Mr. Lemann, and others, Mr. 
Raine of Hyéres having preceded us by some weeks. 
Altogether, we were quite a large party, all, however, on 
Lepidoptera intent, myself and Colonel Yerbury excepted. 
Mr. Standen has already (Ent. 1893, pp. 236—238, and 
pp. 259—263) given us an account of his experiences 
with the Lepidoptera (Rhopalocera), for most of which we 
appeared to be too early, the season in the mountains 
being very backward compared to the semi-tropical coast 
region. | devoted myself almost exclusively to the 
Coleoptera and Hemiptera-Heteroptera; and it is 
proposed here to give an account of the species met 
with, adding to my list some others (chiefly Longicornia 
and Buprestidz) subsequently obtained by Colonel Yer- 
bury—who remained till August,—which he kindly 
handed over to me on his return. The Hemiptera- 
Heteroptera have been entirely determined by Mr. E. 
Saunders. Our head-quarters at Vizzavona, on the 
summit of the Col between Bocognano and 'Tattone, on 
the main road between Ajaccio and Bastia, at an 
elevation of about 4,000 feet, and commanding a splendid 
view of the lofty Mont d’Oro, proved to be a capital 
centre for collecting. In the immediate vicinity of the 
hotel, though it is not visible till the summit of the Col 
is reached, is a splendid forest, composed almost entirely 
of beech and Corsican pines (Pinus laricio), some of the 
trees being exceedingly lofty, the beech ascending 
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