CHARLES P. AL?:XAXDER 3 
a slight attack of malaria, prevalent in this climate. I just had 
time to catch the boat that plies between Balboa and Guayaquil. 
Ecuador. — We arrived here about six days after leaving Col- 
ombia and after going up the river for about thirty miles we 
came to the city of Guayaquil, and right across the river Duran, 
where I remained for about three days. During the daytime 
I went after specimens as usual and captured a number of all 
orders, but night was when I reaped a harvest. There was a 
gasolene lamp that hung overhead and I spread a sheet on the 
table underneath and the insects would swarm around and 
finally fall on the sheet. Leaving there I went on to Huigra, 
which is at an altitude of 4500 feet, and there I took more speci- 
mens than I ever remember taking, before or since. It was get- 
ting too high up for the large specimens, but the smaller ones 
were still numerous. I went as far as Alaousi (9450 feet) and 
found the ground all cultivated and did not remain over 
two days, as the climate, due to the altitude, was very cold. 
From there I went down to Huigra, and after remaining there 
two days back to Duran and Guayaquil. After a wait of a day 
or two I caught the boat to Peru. 
Peru. — Calloa is situated on the sea while Lima, the capital, 
is about seven miles inland and 500 feet above the sea. Lima 
has a very large population and is an up-to-date city. Collect- 
ing is very good down by the river-beds. Chosica (2800 feet) 
was the first mountain town that I visited and I found collecting 
very good. There is little more vegetation around Chosica than 
at Lima. Matucana was the next, a very small place among 
the mountains that rise up a thousand feet on either side of 
the railroad. It was not a very good place for collecting, but I 
caught some rare and interesting specimens. Then I came to 
Oroya (12178 feet) and scarcely expected to find insect life very 
abundant since it is so high up, and I was glad to put on some 
extra clothing. About 10.30 A. jM. I went out and in a sheltered 
part of the mountains was surprised to find insect life quite 
abundant, especially Diptera and Lepidoptera. After remain- 
ing there about five days I went to Jauja (11878 feet) and then 
to Huancayo (10636 feet). I kept along the mountain tops 
and should have hked to have gone to the other side of the 
Andes, and except for the war coming on I should have done so. 
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