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A (lull-looking species, the granules on the elytra not very 

 evident and here and there with irregulars tufts of silaceous 

 scales. 



Berosieiis. 



Berosiridi afF. sed rima pectoralis pone coxas intex'medias pretensa, apice 

 cavernosa. Pedes breviores et femora mutiea. 



The exponent of this genus is not unlike Cryptorhynchus par- 

 tialis, Fol. probably a Metacymia, but its affinity is with Beru- 

 siris differing principally in its mutic femora. 



239. B. persona, n. syi. (Tav. 3, f. 10). Oblongo-ovatus , griseo-squa- 

 niosus, f'usco-notatus; rostrum elongatum, castaneum, subtillter punctatum ; 

 antcnnte rufo-testaceaj , pone medium insert»; funiculus articulis duobus 

 basalibus elongatis, caeteris gradatim brevioribus; clava oblongo-ovata, di- 

 stincta; prothorax transversus, apice paulo tubulatus, angulis posticis ro- 

 tundatus, rude squamosus; scutellum rotundatum; elytra prothorace paulo 

 latiora, striato-punctata , punctis squamigeris, interstitiis elevatis, maculia 

 duabus basi, fascia obliqua minus distincta in medio fuscis, notata; pedes 

 dense squamosi. Long. 8 mm. 



Hab. Fly River, L. M. D'Alberlis. 



Perissops. 



Pascok, Journ. Linn. Soc. XI, p. 193. 



240. P. iliaca, Pascoe, 1. c. p. 194. 



Hab. Yule Is., L. M. D'Alberlis (Gilolo, Dorey, Aru, Mysol, 



Wallace). 



I?la,tyt(Mies. 



Pascoe, 1. c. X, p. 466. 



241. P. varius, Pascoe, 1. c. p. 467, PI. XVIII, f. 1. 



Hab. Fly River, L. M. D'Alberlis; Aru, Beccari; Andai, Bruijn 

 (Macassar, Gilolo, Tornate, etc., Wallace). 



DieLtetsssL. 



Pascoe, Journ. Linn. Soc. XI, p. 192. 



242. D. piota, n. sp. Ovata, dense squamosa; rostrum dimidio l)asali 

 fusco, tricarinato, dimidio apicali castaneo, laevigato; prothorax fuscus, in 



