Hanken, James 1976 Journal Hotel Primavera, Oaxaca, Est. Oaxaca, Mexico and Suchiatepec where the car was given a pretty rough going over. We slog through the S of Michoacan. The road ascends into pine-oak forest where it remains, essentially above the 3000' level, at least as far as Suchiatepec. We have stopped to collect at two localities, ~3 and 9 mi N of Suchiatepec where Thoris was found under logs. Many of the fallen logs were charred and the standing trees not quite mature suggesting a fire some years back. Several Thoris were found under these charred logs, or in the litter and pine needles next to the logs. Our return trip was pretty much through a downpour making the road messy and at one point we had to wait ~45 minutes for a bulldozer to clear a particularly muddy stretch. Meanwhile, Dave Wake and Jim Lynch braved returned to the Sierra de Cuartos Varados in the vicinity of San Vicente Lachigio and collected a few Pseudoregaea cociranae in addition to several Thoris. Both Doug and my Thoris and those of Dave and Jim seem to be pulmonaris. 17 July - Today everyone is taking it easy, tying up loose ends and resting. Doug and el