96 Mr. F. P. Pascoe on new Curculionide. 
Byrsia cerata. 
B. ovata, castanea, squamulis stramineis vel albidis omnino dense 
vestita ; elytris in medio macula infuscata notatis ; rostro nitide 
eastaneo. Long. 23 lin. 
Hab. Queensland. 
Ovate, chestnut-brown, everywhere, except the rostrum, 
covered with straw-coloured or whitish scales; each elytron in 
the middle with a (more or less) brownish spot; rostrum 
glossy chestnut, with a few scales only at the base; antenne 
ferruginous, the funicle with the first joint clavate and longer 
than the second; prothorax convex, full and rounded at the 
sides, a well-defined depression at the base; scutellum roun- 
ded behind; elytra moderately convex, rather gibbous at the 
shoulders ; the strize apparently nearly obsolete ; beneath and 
legs densely scaled. 
ACACALLIS. 
Rostrum breviusculum, rectum, depressum ; scrobes mediane, late- 
rales. Oculi subrotundati, infra angulati. Antenne breviuscule ; 
scapus versum apicem gradatim incrassatus ; funiculus articulo 
primo ampliato; clava majuscula. Prothorax transversus, antice © 
subito contractus, basi truncatus. Scutellum parvum. Elytra 
modice convexa, prothorace haud latiora. ima pectoralis, 
pone coxas anteriores terminata, apice aperta. Abdomen seg- 
mentis duobus basalibus ampliatis; processus interfemoralis apice 
acuta. Femora et tibie compresse, illa infra canaliculata, anteri- 
ora majora ; tarsi? modice elongati ; wngwiculi liberi. 
The straight depressed rostrum, canaliculate femora, and 
the truncate base of the prothorax are, singly or together, 
characters which differentiate this genus from Orochlesis, 
Niconotus, Sympedius, and others belonging to the same 
group. The pattern on the base has a resemblance to the 
face of some animal. 
Acacallis personata. 
A. lata, lateribus parallela, fusca, pallide griseo-variegata ; antennis 
ferrugineis ; pedibus parce squamosis, anterioribus multo majori- 
bus. Long. 2 lin, 
Hab. Queensland. 
Broad, moderately convex, parallel at the sides ; prothorax, 
except a little at the base, a triangular patch on the suture 
(not extending much beyond the middle), and apical margin 
pale greyish with a slight pinkish tint; rest of the elytra, 
including an oblong spot on each side of the triangle at the 
base, chocolate-brown ; antenne ferruginous, first and second 
