325 



to middle. Femora stout, moderately dentate ; tibiae gently- 

 compressed, somewhat angular near outer base. Length, 

 8 mm. 



Hah. — Queensland: Cairns (E. Allen). 



The density of the clothing is unusual in the genus. In 

 general appearance close to some of the densely-clothed 

 specimens of granulatus, but without supplementary teeth in 

 the femoral emargination and middle tibiae angular near ex- 

 ternal base, as in albonotatus, intricatus, and intricatior, 

 although with little else in common with those species. On 

 each elytron of the type there is a small angular spot of sooty 

 scales beyond the middle, and a few much smaller ones else- 

 where ; in places also there are feeble irregular spots or stripes 

 of w^hitish scales. Many of the scales, especially on the 

 abdomen, have a peculiar rounded appearance. The clothing 

 on the head is dense and uniform. 



Perissops granicollis, n. sp. 



(S . Black, in places obscurely diluted with red ; antennae 

 and tarsi reddish. Densely clothed with more or less ochreous 

 scales, interspersed with a few white ones; each elytron with 

 a large, subtriangular, medio-lateral patch of sooty scales. 



Head with moderately dense partially-concealed punc- 

 tures; a narrow impression behind each eye. Eyes large and 

 rather close together. Rostrum about the length of prothorax 

 and rather thin, moderately curved, almost parallel-sided; 

 with numerous rather small but clearly-defined punctures, 

 becoming larger and concealed on sides about base. Scape 

 inserted about two-fifths from apex of rostrum, slightly 

 shorter than funicle. Frotliorax moderately transverse, sides 

 strongly rounded, base bisinuate and almost twice the width 

 of apex ; with numerous shining granules, more conspicuous 

 on sides than elsewhere ; with a short but distinct median 

 carina; punctures concealed. Elytra cordate, distinctly wider 

 than prothorax, sides parallel to about the middle; with rows 

 of large more or less concealed punctures. Mesosternal re- 

 ■ceptacle rather short, walls rather thin and widely U-shaped. 

 Basal segment of abdomen almost as long as three following 

 combined, rather flat in middle, its suture with second 

 straight. Legs rather long; femora strongly dentate, hind 

 pair extending to tip of elytra; tibiae thin. Length, 

 5^-6^ mm. 



9 • Differs in having the rostrum distinctly longer and 

 thinner, with smaller and sparser punctures; scape inserted 

 almcst in middle of rostrum, and basal segment of abdom.en 

 convex in middle. 



Hab. — Queensland: Cooktown (H. W. Brown). 



