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Cratomorphus, Motscliiilsky. Includes some of the largest known Lam- 

 }rij7-{dfe. The males have very lar^e eyes, which constitute liy far the larger 

 portion of the head. The abdominal ventral plates are different in the sexes 

 and afford the best differential characters for species ; these are, however, 

 often very hard to discriminate, and I have some hesitation as to the species 

 to which Ml-. AVhymper's specimen (jught to be referred. 



11. Phenyodea 'pidchella, Guerin, Rev. Zool., 1843, p. 17 ; Lacord., Gen. des 



Col. Atlas, Tab. 44, f. 6. 



Hah. Chillo (9000 feet). One example. Previously obtained in Coloml»ia. 



A single specimen taken by Mr. Whymper seems so close to this species 

 that I cannot venture on separating it, but it differs from a specimen in my 

 own collection in lui\ing the head and thorax nearly smooth. The sixth and 

 seventh segments are brilliant ivory white and shining, yet it is not known 

 that these insects are luminous. I think it probable that they are in some 

 way parasitical u]i(.iii true Lampuruhc. 



Fam. TELEPHOlilD^E. 



12. Telephorus inonticola, n. sp. 



Hab. Between Machachi and Pedregal (10,000 feet). A single example. 



Niger, opacus, thorace nitido albo, disco nigro, ad angulos anticos albo ; 

 capite sul)ltevi occipite subcarinato, ore et ad antenuarum insertionem albido, 

 oculis valde prominentibus, antennis nigrofuscis, articulo secundo tertio plus 

 (piam duplo bre^•iore, ai'ticulorum apicilnis aiigustissime albis ; pedibus sat 

 longis, nigrofuscis, coxis et trochanteribus dilutioribus ; elytris longis ad 

 apicem amplioril)us, opacis crebre subtilissime rugosis. Long. 12 millim. S- 



Mas, unguiculis anterioribus fissis, segmeuto septimo ventrali fisso. 



This is a S]3ecies at first sight having altogether the appeai-ance of a 

 Pudabrus, the head is conti'acted behind the prominent eyes in the same 

 manner, the thorax is small and short with its margins gently reflexed, but 

 the structure of the claws is that of the species of the Central American 

 genus Discodon, Gorham, and so is the form of the seventh ventral segment, 

 \\hicli is divided liy a line suture for its entire length. The anterior claws 

 of the front tarsi have a lamina, are more bent than the posterior ones of the 

 same foot. The anterior ones of the intermediate and hind feet appear cleft. 

 Fi'om tA'pical Discodons this insect differs in not having the edge of the pro- 

 thorax nicked. In most Podabri the third joint of the antennre is scarcely 

 longer than the second, here it is more than twice as l(.)ng. 



The position, therefore, of this species must remain conjectural till more 

 specimens have been seen, and of both sexes. 



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