NO. I 



BLACK FLIES OF GUATEMALA DALMAT 



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1947 to 1 95 1, for the purpose of obtaining additional collections and 

 data. 



There are 2,200 inhabitants of the town of Yepocapa. Including the 

 people living on, and employed by, the coffee fincas (plantations) 

 within the entire Municipality of Yepocapa, there are 8,200 inhabit- 

 ants, of which 74 percent are Mayan Indians. The town is situated 



Map 6. 



on the western slopes of the Volcanoes Acatenango (12,992 feet) and 

 Fuego (12,730 feet) at an elevation of 4,850 feet (pi. 3, fig. i). From 

 the town, looking southward, can be seen gradually descending chains 

 of foothills, and the Pacific Ocean can barely be distinguished at the 

 horizon (pi. 3, fig. 2), some 40 miles away. The location of Yepocapa 

 is rather unique in that it is fully exposed to the moisture-laden winds 

 of the Pacific, to the more local conditions effectuated by the overlook- 

 ing eastern volcanoes which serve as a barrier, and to the downwinds 

 that cross over these volcanoes from the northeast. The interaction of 



