34 Entomological news. [Feb., '07 



1879. March 16-18. San Jose de Guatemala.* Sea coast, man- 

 grove swamps, lagoons, etc. 



March 19, 20. Traveling up to capital. 



March 21-April 2. Guatemala city (about 4500 ft.). 

 Open plains, intersected by deep barrancas (ravines). 

 Scrubby oak and pine woods in places on hillsides. 



April 3-5. Ciudad Vieja. The first capital of Guatemala, 

 in the valley between the volcanos Agua and Fuego. 

 Coffee plantations and cultivated ground. 



April 6-8. Guatemala city. 



April 9. Aceituno. Plantation near the capital. 



April 10-16. Guatemala city. 



April 17-May 12. Capetillo. Valley between the vol- 

 canos Agua and Fuego. Coffee and sugar cane plan- 

 tations, with the forest-clad slopes of the Fuego adja- 

 cent. 



May 1 3- June 22. Zapote (about 2000 ft.). On the for- 

 est-clad southern slope of the Volcan de Fuego. 



June 24, 25. Antigua. 



June 26- July 21. Duenas (about 4500 ft.). Near Cape- 

 tillo. Coffee and opuntia plantations adjacent to the 

 Lake of Duenas. Various excursions made from here 

 to Calderas, on the upper eastern slope of the Volcan 

 de Fuego, up to about 7500 ft. Pines on the higher 

 ground. 



July 22-Aug. 7. Guatemala city. 



Aug. 8. Carrizal. Arid district with scrubby woods. 



Aug. 9. Llano Grande (about 2600 ft.). Scrubby 

 woods and cultivated ground. 



Aug 10-Sept. 9. San Geronimo, Baja Vera Paz 

 (about 2950 ft.). East end of plain of Salama. Hot, 

 dry region, with many cacti. Chuacus range of moun- 

 tains adjacent. Lower slopes of latter clothed with 

 pine forest, with forest of deciduous trees above. 



[* The interested reader can easily follow Mr. Champion's itinerary on the map of 

 Guatemala issued by the Bureau of American Republics, Washington, 1902. Scale' 12 5 

 miles to 1 inch. Some account of his experiences, methods, etc.. but unaccompanied by 

 any itinerary, was published in the Entomologists' Monthly Magazine for 1884, under the 

 title " Tropical Collecting."— Eds.] 



