662 Mr. J. O. Wzsrwoop on the Pausside, 
sed in medio disci subacutius producta, basi subemarginate 
truncata, angulo postico basali in dentem parvum producto 
latereque postico impressionibus 4 brevibus transversis, que 
in dentibus minutissimis in marginem desinunt, margineque 
omni subacuto. Thorax fere quadratus, subdepressus, bi- 
partitus, portio antica e posticá lineá impressá separata, 
elevatior et latior, lateribus rotundato-dilatatis, portio pos- 
tica in medio elevationi transversá, lateribus rectis, at in 
medio utrinque paululim subacuté productis. Elytra tho- 
racis antico latiora, oblongo-quadrata, subdepressa, abdo- 
mine pauló breviora, levia, nitida, evidenter punctata. 
Pedes breves femoribus tibiisque dilatato-compressis. 
This fine species is unique in the magnificent collection of 
M. le Comte Dejean, who informs me that he now possesses 
between 20,000 and 21,000 species of Coleoptera. It is there- 
fore with the greatest pleasure that I take the present oppor- 
tunity of acknowledging my thanks to that distinguished ento- 
mologist for the kindness with which he allowed me to make use 
not only of this, but of various other valuable portions of his 
collections. 
Species 4. PrarvnHOPALUS? DENTIFRONS. Dejean. 
Tas. XXXIII. Fig. 68—70. 
P. subcylindricus, ferrugineo-testaceus, antennarum clavá, brevi, 
lata, basi truncata et in spinam obtusam externe productá, 
apiceque rotundato; vertice spina erecta setigerà ; thorace 
. lateribus anticis rotundatis et dilatatis. 
Paussus dentifrons. Dejean, Mss. 
Habitat in Senegalià. Dom. Dumolin. 
In Mus. Dejean, et Dupont. 
Long. corp. lin. 35. 
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