the Coleopterous Family Paussidae. 49 



Sp. 15. P. cochlearius, Westw. in Trans. Ent. Soc. vol. ii. pi. <). \\ <;. " 



South Africa. 



Sp. 16. P. Klugii, Westw. in Trans. Ent. Soc. vol. ii. pi. 9. f. 2. 

 Cape of Good Hope. 



13. Thorax subcontinuus. 



a. Species Africange. 



Sp. 17. P. sphwrocerus, Afzel. [Linn. Trans, xvi. p. 643.] 

 Sierra Leone. 



Sp. 18. P. armatus, Dej. [Linn. Trans, xvi. p. 644.]. Westw. in Trans. Ent. 

 Soc. vol. ii. p. 89. pi. 9. f. 7. a, b, c. P. cormrtut, Chevrolat in GixV. 

 Mag. Zool., Ins. pi. 49. and details 1 h. and 1 c. 



Senegal. 



Sp. 19. P. curvicornis, Chevrolat in Guer. Icon. R. An., Ins., pi. 40. f.8; and Eta . 

 Zool., No. 2. p. 21. Westw. in Trans. Ent. Soc, vol. ii. p. 89. P. <or- 

 nutus, var. ? Chevr. in Gue>. Mag. Zool., Ins. pi. 49. f. 1 a 2. and 2u. 



Senegal. 



Sp. 20. P. Shuckardi, Westw. in Trans. Ent. Soc, vol. ii. p. 8/. pi. 9. f. 4. 

 South Africa. 



Sp. 21. P. lineatus, Thunb. [Linn. Trans, xvi. p. 647-] 

 Cape of Good Hope. 



Sp. 22. P. qffinis, Westw. [Linn. Trans, xvi. p. 646.] 

 Africa*. 



b. Species Indicse. 

 Sp. 23. P. cognatus, n. sp. 



Rufo-castaneus nitidus punctatus, elytris singulis plaga magna nigra, qapite 

 antice linea tenui impressa; vertice impressionibus duabus semieircula- 

 ribus, antennarum clava subovata basi extus in hamum product! 



Long. corp. lin. 4. 



Habitat in Bengalia. In Mus. DD. Melly et Westerraann. 



P. affini, W. valde affinis; differt magnitudine majori, impressionibus verticalibus. abdomi- 



* On the authority of the British Museum Catalogue I am now able to give Africa n the habitat 

 of P. affinis. If it were possible that a mistake had been made as to this locality, I should consider the 

 species to be Indian, and that it and P. cognatus are not specifically distinct. 



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