656 REVISION OF THE AUSTRALIAN CURCULIONID^, 



examination there is a feeble oblique whitish fascia from the 

 shoulder to the basal third, but not quite reaching the suture. 



Perissops robiginosus, n.sp. 



Elliptic, opaque. Black, antennae of a rather dingy red. 

 Densely clothed with ochreous scales, amongst which white 

 scales are singly but rather thickly interspersed, each elytron 

 with a large triangular patch of dark scales, scutellum glabrous. 

 Under surface and legs with whitish scales. 



Head with dense concealed punctures; ocular fovea indistinct, 

 nostrum the length of prothorax, lightly curved, Mdde, sides 

 incurved to middle; in ^ with rather coarse punctures (except 

 between antennae), becoming decidedl}^ coarse on basal third; in 

 9 the rostrum is longer and thinner, and the punctures, though 

 moderately distinct in front, are coarse only on the basal fourth. 

 Scape in ^ inserted slightly closer to apex than base of rostrum 

 (in 9 vice versa) and shorter than funicle, the latter as in the 

 preceding species, except that it is a little stouter. Prothorax 

 moderately transverse; with dense, moderately large and more or 

 less concealed punctures; with a scarcely traceable median carina. 

 Elytra scarcely wider than prothorax. shoulders very feebly 

 rounded, parallel-sided to near apex: with series of large punc- 

 tures becoming smaller posteriorly; interstices wider than punc- 

 tures, the alternate ones feebly raised, and all with minute 

 shining granules, which become very indistinct posteriorly. 

 Under surface with dense and not very small punctures. Meso- 

 sternal receptacle lightly transverse, base almost fiat, suddenly 

 and strongly elevated in front. Femora with rather large acute 

 teeth. Length 9, rostrum 2J ; width 4 ; variation in length 

 7-9^ ram. 



Hah. — Q. : Cape York, Somerset (Macleay Mus.), Endeavour 

 River {^h\ C. French), Mount Dryander (Mr. A. Simson). 



Allied to but ver\' distinct from the preceding species. On 

 some of the (6) specimens under examination there are a few 

 small sooty patches on the disc of both prothorax and elytra; on 

 the former there are sometiaies four feeble whitish spots. The 



