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os THE COLEOPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, 
Dryophilus (Chevr.). 
1 am in a position to record the occurrence of this genus, having 
recently examined and described a single specimen of a species 
closely allied to the European Dryophilus pusillus, Gyll., from 
Manero, Xew South "Wales. Unfortunately the specimen has met 
with an accident which has damaged it jjast all recognition, so I 
am compelled, at the last moment, to withdraw the description 
from publication. 
PYTHIDJE. 
Rhisosimus (Latr.). 
Rhisosimus corticalis, sp.n. 
Elongate-ovate, somewhat depressed, shining ; head and pro- 
thorax bronze-black, inclining to coppery; elytra dark fuscous, 
with four pale testaceous markings, two near the base and two 
behind the middle. 
Head and rostrum finely and closely punctured, the latter 
strongly dilated at the apex. Antennas inserted con.siderably 
before the eyes, reddish testaceous, the last three joints forming 
an indistinct fuscous club. Prothorax narrower them the elytra, 
broadly transverse, moderately strongly and closely punctured, 
with two distinct shining elevations at the base, one on each side 
of the middle ; the sides somewhat narrowed both in front and 
behind, with two indistinct projections in the middle ; the posterior 
angles slightly produced, acute. ScuteUum short, transverse. 
Elytra narrowed both in front and behind, rather strongly convex, 
very finely and not very closely punctured ; each with two large 
oblique patches and the apex pale testaceous; the shoulders rather 
prominent. Legs moderately long, the femora fuscous, the tibiae 
and tarsi reddish testaceous. Length 2U3i mm. 
Bowen, Queensland ; under bark of Acacia. 
This species appears to be very distinct from Bhinosimus 
Wallacci, Pasc., from Xew Guinea, the only species hitherto 
known from the Australian or Austro-Malayan regions. 
