476 Mr. A. M. Lea on 



Head with numerous, small, clearly defined punctures. 

 Rostrum long, strongly curved, somewhat gibbous, and 

 thickened towards base ; punctures dense and rather coarse 

 on sides behind antennae and about base, elsewhere small, 

 becoming very small about apex. Prothorax lightly trans- 

 verse, sides strongly rounded, apex about half the width of 

 base ; with rather sparse and small but sharply defined 

 punctures. Elytra elongate-cordate ; striation sharply de- 

 fined ; interstices impunctate. Prosternum scarcely depressed 

 along middle in front. Pygidium minute. Legs rather 

 long ; femora minutely but acutely dentate. 



Length 3^^ mm. 



Hab. Queensland : Kuranda. 



The tip of the pygidium is visible, so the species cannot 

 be referred to Gymnoharis. Of the species of Paris pre- 

 viously tabulated by me, it differs from all having " Pro- 

 thorax and elytra both with scales " by the elytra having no 

 basal ones. In some lights the upper surface appears to 

 have a vague bluish gloss. The subapical spot on each 

 elytron of the type may be regarded as three close together 

 (a moderately long one on eighth interstice, a transverse 

 one on fourth to seventh interstices, and a very small spot 

 on the third) ; but it is probably somewhat variable. 



Paris bryanti, sp. n. 



Black, not very shining. With a small feeble spot of 

 white scales on scutellar lobe, and some still more feeble 

 ones at sides of prothorax; elytra with some large scales on 

 the odd interstices ; rest of upper surface indistinctly clothed 

 or glabrous. Legs and under surface moderately clothed. 



Head with dense and rather small, but clearly defined 

 punctures. Rostrum moderately long, not very stout, 

 moderately curved ; with dense punctures throughout, be- 

 coming linear in arrangement along middle ; with a feeble 

 median ridge and traces of others. Prothorax moderately 

 transverse, with dense and fairly large punctures. Elytra 

 very little wider than prothorax ; striation narrow and 

 deep ; punctures of moderate size or rather small, and more 

 or less regular, except at base and sides, where they are 

 larger and more crowded. Prosternum moderately depressed 

 along middle in front. Pygidium rather small. Legs 

 rather short and stout ; femora edentate. 



Length 2|-3 mm. 



Hab, Northern Territory : Darwin. 



Very close to soi'oria, but elytra with a series of rather 



