Feb., '07] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 35 



Sugar cane and coffee plantations near village. Drain- 

 age to Atlantic. Headquarters for about one year. 

 Many long excursions made from here to places on 

 Atlantic slope. 



Sept. 10. Santa Barbara (about 4450 ft.). Mountainous 

 region of Chilasco, east of San Geronimo. Scattered 

 woods of Liquidambar, etc. 



Sept. 11, 12. Santa Cruz (5500 ft.). Mountainous 

 region of Chilasco, east of San Geronimo. Scattered 

 woods of Liquidambar, etc. 



Sept. 13-Oct. 1. San Geronimo. 



Oct. 2-5. Purula (about 4000 ft.). Open ground with a 

 humid virgin forest adjacent on mountains. 



Oct. 6, 7. Sabo (2900 ft.). Clearing in dense humid 

 forest. 



Oct. 8-15. Panima (1800 ft.). Hot, narrow valley of 

 the Rio Sinanja, a tributary of the Polochic. Valley 

 followed down to near Ribaco and upward towards 

 Matanza. 



Oct. 16. Purula. 



Oct. 17. Cachil. Open arid mountain slopes, with 

 agaves, palms, etc. 



Oct. 18-Xov. 3. San Geronimo. 



Nov. 4-6. Tocoy (about 2000 ft.). Arid district on 

 Zacapa road. 



Nov. 7. El Jicaro. Village on eastern slope of Chuacus 

 range. Scrubby .woods, pines above. 



Nov. 8-12. San Geronimo. 



Nov. 13, 14. Purula. 



Nov. 15. San Miguel Tucuru (about 1500 ft.). Polo- 

 chic valley. Mostly cultivated ground, cotton, maize, 

 etc. 



Nov. 16. .La Tinta. Polochic valley. Tropical vegeta- 

 tion. Indigo formerly cultivated here, hence the 

 name. 



Xov. 17-23. Senahu (2800 ft.). Limestone mountains 

 north of Polochic valley. Humid forests, cleared in 

 places for coffee plantations. Long rainy season. 



