BY ARTHUR M. LEA. 655 



Close to the preceding species, but the body more compact, the 

 punctures much stronger (especially on prothorax) and the rostrum 

 shorter. The pattern of the white scales is much as in intricatus, 

 but is less sharply defined owing to their looseness and the 

 sparsity of darker ones. On the elytra the markings are as 

 described in that species except that the zigzag stripe commences 

 at the base itself; on the prothorax the markings are the same 

 except that in addition the median line is continuous and that 

 there is an irregular transverse line from coxa to coxa. 



Perissops brevicollis, n.sp. 



Oblong-elliptic, subdepressed, opaque. Brownish-black, antenntfi 

 of a dingy red. Kather densely clothed with ochreous scales, 

 with small sooty spots and single white scales scattered about. 

 Under surface and legs with dense and rather pale scales. 



Head with dense partially concealed punctures; ocular fovea 

 feeble. Rostrum the length of prothorax, moderately curved 

 and comparatively thin; in ^ with distinct punctures (except 

 between antenna), becoming coarse on basal third, in ^ distinctly 

 punctate only at basal third. Scape inserted two-fifths from 

 apex of rostrum and slightly shorter than funicle; 1st joint of 

 funicle as long as ^nd and 3rd combined, 2nd as long as 3rd and 

 4th combined. Prothorax strongly transverse, sides strongly 

 rounded; with dense, round, moderately large, partially concealed 

 punctures. Elytra slightly wider than prothorax, shoulders pro- 

 duced, sides parallel to near apex; with series of large punctures 

 becoming smaller posteriorly; interstices densel}^ punctate, the 

 alternate ones raised, 3rd more strongly raised at base than the 

 others and with small granules. Under surface' with dense and 

 not very small punctures. Mesosternal receptacle semicircular 

 and not suddenly dejDressed at base. Femora with large and 

 acute teeth. Length 6 J, rostrum IJ; width 3 mm. 



Hab. — Q. : Endeavour River (Mr. G. Masters), Cairns (Macleay 

 Mus.). 



A rather aberrant sjjecies and less convex than any of the 

 others here described. On one of the (6) specimens under 



