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prothorax and elytra; head almost glabrous; undersurface with 

 sparse straggling pubescence. Above sparsely and minutely 

 punctate, punctures sparsest and rather strong on head; not much 

 feebler at apex than at base of elytra; undersurface almost 

 impunctate. 



Head scarcely transverse, base feebly emarginate; eyes large, 

 occup3'ing about half the side of head between antennae and base; 

 antennae short, reaching base of prothorax, the joints as in A. 

 scutellatus, a shallow depression on each side in front. Prothorax 

 transverse, very slightly broader and longer than head, broadest 

 near apex, narrowing — but not suddenly — to base; base margined, 

 middle of apex feebly produced and margined. Scutellum small, 

 transverse, apex rounded. Elytra not twice as long as head and 

 prothorax combined (2J-lJmm.), about twice as long as wide, 

 shoulders feebly rounded, the base near them feebly impressed. 

 Legs rather short, femora feebly thickened, tibiae straight, the 

 anterior slightly curved at apex, posterior spurred at apex. 

 Length 4, width 1 J mm. 



9. Differs in being paler beneath, and by having concolorous 

 legs. 



Hah. — Darling River (Macleay Museum). 



May be distinguished from A. scutellattts by its more elongate 

 form, somewhat differently shaped prothorax, long legs, shinier 

 derm, sparser pubescence, ifec. 



Anthicus triangularis, n.sp. 



Of the form of A. hrevicollis; depressed, shining. Head, pro- 

 thorax and undersurface red; elytra testaceous, a large subtrian- 

 gular macula — which is somewhat variable in size — on each side 

 at the middle, and the apex piceous-brown, an obscure red triangle 

 about the scutellum; abdominal segments stained with brown; 

 legs and antennae testaceous, the latter becoming brown towards 

 apex. Head and prothorax almost glabrous, elytra sjDarsely 

 pubescent, undersurface with shorter and denser pubescence. 

 Above not strongly punctured, the punctures sparsest and 

 broadest on head, denser and not much feebler on prothorax, 



