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Perissops parvus, n. sp. 



Of a dingy-red, antennae almost flavous. Densely clothed 

 with soft ochreous or muddy-brown scales, somewhat 

 variegated on upper-surface; under-surface and legs with 

 mostly whitish scales. 



Head wide; punctures and ocular fovea concealed. Eyes 

 rather small, distant, and coarsely faceted. Rostrum short, 

 wide, and feebly curved; with coarse punctures behind 

 antennae, smooth and almost impunctate in front of same. 

 Scape inserted in middle of rostrum, distinctly shorter than 

 funicle. Prothorax moderately transverse, sides rather 

 strongly rounded, apex more than half the width of base; 

 punctures more or less concealed. Elytra elongate-subcordate, 

 sides very feebly rounded, and at base but little wider than 

 prothorax; with rows of rather large, but more or less con- 

 cealed, punctures. Mesosternal receptacle moderately wide, 

 with rather thin lightly-elevated walls, not much stouter at 

 base than elsewhere. Abdomen with basal segment rather 

 strongly convex, its apex very feebly incurved to middle. 

 Femora stout, moderately dentate, tibiae somewhat com- 

 pressed. Length, 3f mm. 



Hah. — Queensland: Cairns district (A. M. Lea). Type, 

 I. 1458. 



The coarsely faceted and widely separated eyes are at 

 variance with most species of the genus, and the suture be- 

 tween the two basal segments of abdomen is almost straight. 

 But it appears better to refer the species to Perissops rather 

 than to a new genus. It is the smallest species as yet referred 

 to it. On the prothorax there are some sooty scales scattered 

 about, and compacted into two feeble median spots, and two 

 still more feeble apical ones. On the elytra there are a few 

 sooty scales scattered about, and each interstice usually has 

 a row of semi-erect whitish scales. The head is densely 

 clothed. 



Tyrt^osus flavonotatus, n. sp. 



S . Black, elytra, and rostrum sometimes diluted with 

 red, antennae and tarsi more or less reddish. Rather sparsely 

 (denser and paler on legs than elsewhere) clothed with pale 

 setae or elongate scales, but elytra with numerous small spots 

 of small, wide, flavous scales; a very conspicuous spot on each 

 side of prothorax in front. 



Head with dense punctures ; with a rather feeble median 

 carina, distinctly impressed behind each eye. Eyes rather 

 close together. Rostrum with dense and rather coarse 

 punctures behind antennae, in front of same with smaller and 

 sparser, but more clearly defined, ones. Prothorax with 



