226 NEW SPECIES OF AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, 



Differs from 2\ intricatus by its darker colour, different pattern, 

 smaller size, less distinct puncturation, more prominent eyes, 

 longer antennae, and broader femora. 



Triphyllus minor, n.sp. 



Suboval, slightly conxex, shining. Above and the legs reddish- 

 testaceous, undersurface darker; head piceous-brown (in some 

 specimens paler at apex); prothorax testaceous-red (occasionally 

 brown) : elytra with three irregular brown fasciae, the two posterior 

 sometimes connected along the suture and lateral margin, the 

 basal oftenest represented by a large spot on each side of the 

 scutellum, and a smaller spot on the shoulder; median fascia 

 largest near the sides, sometimes obliquely connected with the 

 basal; apical sometimes appearing as two spots and sometimes 

 occupying almost the entire apex: palpi and antennse testaceous, 

 the latter darkest at apex. Clothed all over — sparsest on proster- 

 num — with short, yellowish pubescence; tibiae with a number of 

 spurs at their apices, some of them appearing to be obtusely 

 serrate. Above densely covered with small, deep punctures; 

 elytra feebly punctate-striate ; undersurface irregularly trans- 

 versely strigose, and obsoletely punctate. 



Head transverse, apex rounded; eyes rather small and promi- 

 nent; antenna inserted a little distance in front of the eyes, 

 reaching anterior coxae. Prothorax broadly transverse; apex 

 almost truncate, base truncate; posterior angles acute. Scutellum 

 small, widely transverse, apex almost truncate. Elytra scarcely 

 twice as long as head and prothorax combined, widest at the base; 

 base truncate, shoulders very feebly rounded. Femora and tibise 

 flattened. Length 2, width 4 mm. 



Hah. — Sydney, Pitt Town, Inverell, Forest Reefs, Tweed, 

 Richmond, Clarence, and Hawkesbury Rivers, N.S.W. (Lea). 

 Brisbane, Queensland (Mr. A. J. Coates). 



This species in general appearance and pattern closely resembles 

 T. intricatus, from which species it may be distinguished by its 

 much smaller size (subject to but trifling variation), apex of 



