194.< MU. F. p. PASCOE ON THE CUKCUIilONIDJE. 



to the intermediate coxge, its extremely short metasternum aud 

 long legs. Perissops, according to Lacordaire's arrangement, 

 would be near Gyamoholus, Schon. Besides a second Australian 

 species, which differs from the typical form in having a small 

 tooth to all the femora, I place here one from Gilolo, Dorey, &c. 

 ^tery distinct from the others, although I am unable to separate 

 it generically. 



Perissops mucidus. P. ovatus, nigrescens, vage fusco-squamosus, 

 squamisque silaceis plagiatim condensatisj rostro valido vix nitido, 

 apicem versus depresso, basi tricai-inato et vage squamoso ; antennis 

 piceis ; clava (ut videtur) triarticulata, articulo ultimo brevissimo ; 

 prothorace squamis silaceis induto, vittas tres simulantibus ; elytris 

 valde convexis, maeulis silaceis irregulaviter decoratis ; corpore iufia 

 pedibusque subvage squamosis. Long. 4-6 lin. 

 Hah. Queensland, 



In P. ocellatus the club is more elongate, the basal joint, 

 which is very oblique at the apex, and deeply emarginate on one 

 side, is very long and cylindrical ; hence this organ affords no 

 generic character. 



Perissops iliacus. P. ovatus, nigro-piceus, omnino dense subsi- 

 laceo-squamosus ; capite convexo, vage squamoso ; rostro rufo-piceo, 

 subnitido; funiculo articulis duobus basalibus ajqualibus; clava ob- 

 longo-ovata, distincta, quadriarticulata, articulis duobus intermediis 

 longitudine fere sequalibus, basali longiore, ultimo brevissimo j oculis 

 antice approximatis ; prothorace basi paulo latiore quam longiore, 

 antice fusco ; scutello nigro ; elytris ovatis, subtiliter striato-punctatis, 

 utrinque in medio plaga maxima fusca, aliquando pallide marginata, 

 decoratis ; feraoribus, prajsertim anticis, dente acuto instructis. Long. 

 3.i lin. 



Hob. Gilolo J Dorey; Aru; Mysol. 



Obochlesis. 



(Cryptorhynchina).) 



Rostrum breviusculum, vix vel parum arcuatum, basi latins, api- 

 cem versus gradatim angustius, denudatum ; scroles fere me- 

 dianao, subobliquaj. Scaptis oculum vix attingens ; funiculus 

 brevis, articulo basali crassiore, caeteris gradatim incrassatis, 

 quinque ultimis transversis ; clava breviter ovata. Oculi grosse 

 granulati, antice paulo approximantes. Prothorax transversus, 

 antice valde angustus, utrinque rotundatus, apice vix productus, 

 lobis ocularibuB nullia. Seutelhim rotundatum. Elytra bre- 



