616 Mr. J. O. Wzsrwoop on the Pausside, 
Habitat à 
Long. corp. vix lin. 14 Paris. 
Caput fusco-brunneum, leve. Os cum palpis lutescens, mandi- 
bule pallide. Antenne geniculis apiceque rufescentibus, 
oculo armato subtilissimé pubescentes. Oculi albi cum 
macula rufa. Thorax fusco-brunneus, margine laterali dor- 
soque dilutioribus, rufo-ferrugineis, subtilissimé pubescens. 
Scutellum ferrugineum. Elytra flavo-ferruginea, margine 
obscuriori et regione scutelli infuscata, per elytrorum me- 
dium fascia transversa, dorso brunnea, ad latera nigricans ; 
et versus apicem iterùm fascia nigro-fusca, relicto tamen 
ipso apice rufo-piceo, suturá rufo-piceá cum fascia media 
crucem formante. In singulo elytro stria obsoleta juxta su- 
turam, de cetero elytra omninó levia, nec punctata videntur, 
sed pube brevissima obducta. Corpus subtüs rufo-ferrugi- 
neum, immaculatum, læve, pectoris postici canaliculá tenui. 
Pedes ferruginei femoribus obscurioribus; farsi pallidé tes- 
tacei. 
In addition to the foregoing insects belonging to the family, 
Schónherr has included amongst his species of Paussus, but 
placed at the end of the genus with an expression of doubt, 
the Hispa bihamata of Linnzus (Syst. Nat. ed. 19. 1. p. 604. 
no. 3.). This insect, from the Linnean description of its 3-jointed 
antennz (the third joint of which is longer than the thorax), and 
the truncation of its elytra, appears to belong to the family ; but 
as I am not aware that anything further is known respecting its 
characters, except the original description, it is impossible to 
speak with precision upon the subject*. It is an inhabitant of 
India, and is stated to be of the size of Chrysomela cuprea. 
* The singular hooks which arm the exterior angles of the posterior part of the elytra 
(^ singula elytra posticé truncata sed angulo exteriore terminato spina magna incurva ") 
are characters not to be met with in any of the Pausside. 
It 
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