10 TRAVELS AMONGST THE GREAT A^WES. 



castaneo-rufus, iijneo-tinctus capite oljscuriori, politissimus : thorace rotundato, 

 elytris acute striatis interstitiis plaiiissiinis. 

 Long. 5 1 millini. 9 . 



9. Pelmatellus ? 



Hah. Forests above the Bridge of Cliimbo (1-3000 feet). Two speci- 

 mens, females, possibly of this genus, but not determinable from this sex 



alone. 



Sulifam. PoLPOCHiLiN^E. 



10. Folpockila scaritides, Perty, Del. Anim. Artie. Bras. Ins., p. 13, t. 3, I 7. 



Hub. Guayaquil (indoors). Two examples. Has also been found on 



the Upper Amazons. 



Sulifam. Pterostichin^e. 



11. Fferostichus {Agrcqilioderus) Antisana', n. sp. 



Hab. Hacienda of Antisana (13,300 feet); La Dormida, Cayambe (11,800 

 feet); southern side of Chimborazo (12-13,000 feet). Seven examples. 



Omaseo minori (Gyll.) hand dissimilis. Oblongus, j)iceo-niger nitidus 

 ( 1^ 9 ) antennis palpis pedibusque piceo-rufis : capite leevi sulcis frontalibus 



sat tenuibus : thorace late quadrate >, lateri- 

 bus sat rotundatis prope basin sinuatis an- 

 gulis posticis rectis, fovea basali utrinque 

 (a margine longe distanti) sublineari vix 

 impressa : elytris oblongis basi lectis liu- 

 meris brevissime dentatis, apice profunde 

 sinuatis, striatis, interstitiis planis tertio bi- 

 punctato puncto 1"^° prope liasin ail striam 

 tertiam (interdum aljsenti) 2"^^° paullo post 

 medium pi'ope striam secundam. 



Segmento ultimo ventrali simplice, 



PTER0STICHUS(AGRAPH.)ANT.SAN.15, BATES. ^^^^.-^ ^, ^ UUipUUCtatO ? l)ipUnctatO. 



ANTISANA, CHIMBORAZO, ETC. 



Long. Tj-Sl millim. 

 Similar in form to a small Omaseus (e.g. 0. minor Gyll., but rather broader). 

 The marginal stria of the elytra is single, the prosternal process faintly mar- 

 gined, the palpi tapering at the apex and briefly truncated, the ventral 

 segments simple with a pair of setiferous punctures in the middle. 



12. Pt. {Ag7'aphoderus) PidiinchK., n. sp. 



Hah. Pichincha (12,000 feet). 



Pt. Antisance proxime aftinis, difl'ert sohim statura min<iri, thoraceque 

 lateribus omnino rotundatis, au.nulis ]>(isti(is (i)itusissimis. 



Long. 7 millim. ^ . 



