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MR. E. P. PASCOE ON THE CURCULIONID^E. 



to the intermediate coxsb, its extremely short metasternum and 

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

 wonld be near Cyamobolus, 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 Grilolo, Dorey, &c. 

 very distinct from the others, although I am unable to separate 

 it generically. 



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

 squamisque silaceis plagiatim condensatis; rostro valido vix nitido, 

 apicera versus depresso, basi tricarinato et vage squamoso ; antennis 

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

 prothorace squamis silaceis induto, vittas tres simulantibus ; elytris 

 valde convexis, maculis silaceis irregulariter decoratis j corpore infra 

 pedibusque subvage squamosis. Long. 4-6 lin. 



Hab. 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 sequalibus ; clava ob- 

 longo-ovata, distincta, quadriarticulata, articulis duobus intermediis 

 longitudine fere sequalibus, basali longiore, ultimo brevissimo ; 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 ; femoribus, pra3sertim anticis, dente acuto instructis. Long. 

 H lin. 



Hab. Gilolo; Dorey ; Aru; Mysol. 



Orochlesis. 



(Cryptorhynchinse.) 



Hostrum breviusculum, vix vel parum arcuatum, basi latius, api- 

 cem versus gradatim angustius, denudatum ; scrobes fere me- 

 dians, subobliquse. . Scopus oculum vix attingens ; funiculus 

 brevis, articulo basali crassiore, cseteris gradatim incrassatis, 

 quinque ultimis transversis ; clava breviter ovata. Oculi grosse 

 granulati, antice paulo approximates. ProtJiorax transversus, 

 antice valde angustus, utrinque rotundatus, apice vix productus, 

 lobis ocularibus nullis. Scutellum rotundatum. Elytra bre- 



