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NEW SPECIES OF AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA. 
Differs from T. 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); pro thorax 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 antennae testaceous, 
the latter darkest at apex. Clothed all over — sparsest on prester- 
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; antennae 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 tibiae 
flattened. Length 2, width i mm. 
Hob.— Sydney, Pitt Town, Inverell, Forest Reefs, Tweed, 
Richmond, Clarence, and Hawkesbury Rivers, NVSJ.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 
