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IV. Another Entomological .Excursion to Spain. By GEORGE 

 Charles Champion, F.Z.S., and Dr. Thomas 

 Algernon Chapman, M.D., F.Z.S. ; with descrip- 

 tions of two new species of Hemipteta, by Prof. 

 O. M. Reuter. 



[Read February 1st, 1905.] 



Plate VII. 



The Puerto de Pajares is by no means unknown to 

 naturalists, and even entomologists have visited the 

 district, but so far as we know no lepidopterists have 

 examined it. Herr Lucas von Heyden gives a rather full 

 note on it in the account of his journey in Spain in 1805, 

 in company with other entomologists (all coleopterists), 

 which was published in 1870 by the Berlin Entomological 

 Society. He especially dwells on the amenities of his 

 quarters at Arbas, which was his pied-d-terre for the region, 

 which reads very humorously. He found adequate quarters 

 in the muleteers' cabin opposite the priest's residence, 

 where men and beasts shared the lodging, and, the door 

 being open, sudden charges of cats, fowls, and pigs were 

 matters of course throughout the night. Arbas, Albas, 

 Arvas, Abbas, seem to be varied spellings, of which Arbas 

 is probably most correct and Arvas would give in English 

 nearly the correct pronunciation. This place is about a 

 mile to the south of the Puerto by the roadside, and 

 consists of an old church or chapel with a priest's residence, 

 a variety of cowsheds, of which one long row has living- 

 rooms over and looks like a row in a colliery district. The 

 Puerto de Pajares is at an elevation of about 4500 ft. and 

 we selected it for our excursion, hoping to get lodgings at 

 Arbas or at Busdongo (the town and railway station to the 

 south of the Pass is at about 4200 ft.), or perchance at 

 Pajares (the station to the north side of the Pass, the 

 town being, however, below the station and rather below 

 4000 ft.). 



On arrival at Busdongo, we heard we might perhaps be 

 put up at the " tienda " of Senor Francisco Alonzo, at the 

 Puerto itself, and it turned out that this establishment 

 possessed three bedrooms for travellers, and though small 

 and over the stables and piggeries, they served our purpose, 



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