684 REVISION OF THE GENUS PAROPSIS, 



P, TINCTICOLLIS, Sp.nOV. 



^. Late subovata, modice convexa, altitudine majori (a latere 



visa) contra elytrorum marginem medium posita; sat nitida; 



testacea, corpora subtus prothoracis maculis 4 transversim 



positis sat parvis elytrorum verrucis sat magnis parum elevatis 



sat numerosis nigris, an tennis apicem versus paullo infuscatis; 



capite crebre subtilius punctulato; prothorace quam longiori 



ut fere 3 ad 1 latiori, ab apice ultra medium dilatato, antice 



minus angustato pone apicem transversim vix impresso, sat 



crebre minus fortiter (ad latera grosse rugulose) punctulato, 



lateribus sat fortiter arcuatis nullo modo deplanatis, angulis 



posticis rotundatis ; scutello vix punctulato ; elytris sulj 



callum humeralem baud depressis, pone basin transversim 



impressis, sat crebre fortiter subseriatim (ad latera multo 



magis grosse) punctulatis, verrucis sat numei'osis seriatim 



instructis, interstitiis (nisi ad latera) vix rugulosis, parte 



marginali a disco minus distincta, calli humeralis margine 



interno a sutura quam ab elytrorum margine laterali paullo 



magis distanti ; segmento ventrali basali sparsim minus 



fortiter punctulato. Long. 3^, lat. 2'i lines. 



Resembles P. granaria, Clip., in colour and markings of upper 



surface, but differs by its black underside (the legs nevertheless 



testaceous), considerably wider pro thorax much less narrowed in 



front, discal interstices of elytra sc^ircely at all rugulose even 



close to the apex, &c. 



W. Australia; taken by E. Meyrick, Esq. 



P. MALEVOLA, sp.nOV. 



<J. Subovata; minus lata; sat convexa; P. stiymati affinis; 

 elytris macula communi suturali baud ornatis; prothorace 

 quam longiori ut 2| ad 1 latiori, magis crebre magis rugulose 

 punctulato; scutello rugulose ut prothorax punctulato; elytris 

 propter interstitia minus (prresertim transversim) rugulosa 

 magis perspicue seriatim punctulatis; cetera ut P. stigmatis. 

 Long. .3, lat. 2^'^- lines (vix). 



