676 M}\ J. O. Westwood on the Paussidce, 

 Habitat . 



Long. Corp. vix lin. 1^ Paris. 



Caput fusco-brunneum, laeve. Os cum palpis lutescens, mandi- 

 bulae pallidae. Antenna geniculis apiceque rufescentibus, 

 oculo armato subtilissimfe pubescentes. Oculi albi cum 

 macula rufa. Thorax fusco-brunneus, margine laterali dor- 

 soque dilutioribus, rufo-ferrugineis, subtilissimfe pubescens. 

 Scutellum ferrugineum. Elytra flavo-ferruginea, margine 

 obscuriori et regione scutelli infuscata, per elytrorum me- 

 dium fascia transversa, dorso brunnen, ad latera nigricans ; 

 et versus apicem iteri^m fascia nigro-fusca, relicto tamen 

 ipso apice rufo-piceo, sutur4 rufo-pice^ cum fascia medid 

 crucem formante. In singulo elytro stria obsoleta juxta su- 

 turam, de cetero elytra omnin6 laevia, nee punctata videntur, 

 sed pube brevissima obducta. Corpus subtiis rufo-ferrugi- 

 neum, immaculatum, la?ve, pectoris postici canaliculd tenui. 

 Pedes ferruginei feraoribus obscurioribus ; tarsi pallid^ tes- 

 tacei. 



In addition to the foregoing insects belonging to the family, 

 Schonherr has included amongst his species of Paussus, but 

 placed at the end of the genus with an expression of doubt, 

 the Hispa bihamata of Linnaeus {Syst. Nat. ed. 12. 1. p. 604. 

 no. 3.). This insect, from the Linnean description of its 3-jointed 

 antennae (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 postice truncata sed angulo exteriore terminate spina magna incurva ") 

 are characters not to be met with in any of the Paussida. 



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