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dency to form into small fascicles (especially those composing the 

 fascia), whilst in the preceding species this is much less the case. 

 I have also never seen a specimen of major less than 11 mm., nor 

 of sterculice more than 9 mm. in length. 



P S E U D T E P P E R I A, n.g. 



Eyes not very large, ovate, rather coarsel}^ faceted. Rostrum 

 rather short and stout, feebly curved. A ntennm moderately stout; 

 scape inserted nearer apex than base of rostrum and the length 

 of funicle; two basal joints of the latter moderately long, the 

 others strongly transverse; club rather large, almost the length 

 of funicle, sutures oblique. Elytra elongate-cordate, wider than 

 prothorax and each separately rounded at base. Other characters 

 as in Perissops. 



In its elytra separately rounded at the base and short funicle 

 this genus resembles Tepperia, but the tibi?e are different and the 

 facets of the eyes larger. 



PSEUDOTEPPERIA COMPTA, n.sp. 



Black, antennae and tarsi reddish-brown. ^Moderately densely 

 clothed with ochreous-brown scales, becoming chocolate-brown in 

 places, prothorax with a few feeble spots of pale scales: each 

 elytron with two large patches of cream-coloured scales and two 

 velvety black spots. 



Head with dense concealed punctures. Rostrum shorter than 

 prothorax, sides slightly irregular; densely and strongly punctate 

 throughout, but the punctures concealed behind antenna?. Pro- 

 thorax lightly transverse, sides strongly rounded, base very 

 decidedly bisinuate and more than tv/ice the width of apex; 

 densely punctate throughout, the punctures rather large but more 

 or less concealed, on the side the interstices between the punctures 

 frequently showing as granules; with a feeble but almost con- 

 tinuous median carina. Scute Hum small and shining. Elytra 

 not much and not suddenly wider than prothorax, and about 

 twice and one-half as long; with series of apparentl}^ large but 

 concealed punctures; interstices rather narrow and with irregular 



