BY ARTHUR M. LEA. 651 



pectoral canal squamose. Head with several small patches of 

 ochreous scales. 



^ea<i densely punctate, slightly depressed between eyes; ocular 

 fovea not traceable. Rostrum shorter than prothorax, slightly 

 curved, moderately wide; densely and coarsely punctate, punctures 

 smaller towards apex; lateral grooves scarcely traceable. Scape 

 inserted slightly nearer apex than base of rostrum, and shorter 

 than funicle; two basal joints of funicle elongate; club rather 

 short. Prothorax transverse, scarcely conical, sides subparallel 

 near base, incurved to apex; densely covered with small shining 

 granules, except at apex which is punctate. Scutellum small, 

 somewhat rounded, depressed in the middle. Elytra about thrice 

 the length of prothorax, slightly wider at base, feebly decreasing 

 to near apex; with numerous small shining granules on basal 

 half, each of which overhangs a puncture; each elytron with 

 about ten rows of rather large punctures, larger towards base 

 than towards apex ; interstices slightly raised and irregular. 

 Under surface with rather dense, strong punctures. Leys densely 

 punctate; femora strongly dentate, and each with a granule in 

 emargination; tibi{^e feebly ribbed. Length 10, rostrum 2; width 

 4^ mm. 



Ilah.—Q.: Gayndah (Mr. G. Masters), Cairns (Macleay Mus.). 



Each of the femora is supplied with a small granule in its 

 emargination, but on the four posterior they are very small. The 

 prothoracic granules are obliquely truncate in front, and each has 

 a small median puncture. 



Perissops semicalvus, n.sp. 



Subcylindrical and lightly shining. Reddish-brown, antennie 

 (club excepted) paler. Densely clothed with pale ochreous scales 

 with white ones rather sparsely distributed amongst them, a small 

 angular spot of sooty scales on 2nd interstice not far from apex. 

 Under surface with scales varying from almost white on the 

 sterna to ochreous and sooty on the abdomen. Head glabrous 

 except for a patch behind each eye and a longitudinal patch at 

 base; sides of rostrum squamose. 



