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Ariioprs, nov. j^en. 



Mciituiu unjust iuii,iialpi lal nak'^^ bivve^^, articulo iiltimu cmssiusculo, ovali ; 

 palpi maxillares ai'ticulo ultimo magno, securiformi. Autennre elougatoe, 

 apicem versus paruui incrassata', articuilis iiltimis subglobosis. Chqieus antice 

 emarginatus. 



This little insect has probably hitheilo escaped the notice of entomologists 

 on account of its ()l>scui'ity. It has the size and appearance of an Alphltobius 

 or Opatrum, but its systematic place must Ije at present in the group AihMides 

 of Lacordaire, near Addium, from which it ditfers Ijy the emai'ginate clypeus, 

 and very narrow mentum. The tarsi are densely clothed with tine pubescence 

 Ijeneath ; the anterior feet are rather broad and large, with tlie fourth j dint 

 excavate ab(jve for the reception of the terminal joint, Init not liilobed. 

 The prothorax is strongly margined at the sides, and the body is ^^rovided 

 with wings. Probably the nearest true ally is the genus Sn'nph(i(iii><, which 

 is itself of doul)tful position. 



12. Asiopm apafroides, n. sp. 



Hah. Pacific slopes (below 1 400 feet). Two examples. 



Oljlongus, parum convexus, subojiacus, nigro-piceus, antennis pedibusque 

 piceis ; prothorace crebre punctate, basi utrinf^ue sinuato, angulis posteri- 

 nrilnis retrorsum spectantilnis, acutis ; elytris fortiter, regulariter seriatim 

 punctatis, interstitiis subtilissime punctulatis. Long. corp. 7i mm. 



The antenna) are as long as the head and thorax, with the third joint 

 three times as long as the very .slioi't second joiirt, the seventh, eightli, and 

 ninth j(nnts are each about as long as broad, the tenth a little shorter. The 

 body is destitute of pubescence, but the antennpe, tiliifc, and the punctures of 

 the head bear excessively minute short grey specks of hairs or scales sufficient 

 to give them a feebly giisescent appearance. The punctures in the series near 

 the suture of the wing-cases are connected by fine hjngitudinal strife, but this 

 striate appearance is absent from the other series. For Figure see the Plate 

 facing page 42. 



13. Meloe sexguttatas, n. sp. (subgen. Psewlomcloe, F. & G.). 



Hah. Pichincha (12,000 feet), Machachi (9-10,000 feet), Cotocachi 

 (11-13,500 feet). Seven examples. 



Niger, capite thorace elytrisij[ue nitidis, per-parum punctatis, his maculis 

 ({uatuor basalil)us flavis, singuloque ad apicem macula majore aurantiaca, 

 abdominis lateribus late testaceis ; prothorace anterius vage transversim 

 impresso, liasi in medio longitudinaliter impresso, lateribus simplicilnis, 

 IcBvigatis. Long. corp. (inseeto siccato) 14 mm. 



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