THE PAUSSID.i:. 75 



sigiiilies " club-bearing," and is scarcely so appropriate a name 

 as Platyrhopalus. 



This is rather larger than the preceding insect, sometimes 

 approacliing half an inch in length, and mostly exceeding one- 

 third of an inch. The large, flattened club of the antennte has 

 a notch or tooth at its base, from which is derived the specific 

 name denticornis, or " tooth-horned." There is a slight variation 

 of form in this organ, some specimens having the club more 

 pointed than others. It appears as if this remarkable club is 

 formed by the fusing together of several joints ; and Mr. West- 

 wood points out that in the present species, as well as in some 

 others, there are slight transverse impressions which seem to 

 denote the lines of junction. 



The same entomologist has examined in detail the structure of 

 the organs of the mouth, which are quite as remarkable as the 

 antennae, and has given many figures of them. As, however, 

 such details would scarcely be interesting to the general reader, 

 however important they may be in a purely scientific point of 

 view, I will only refer the entomological reader to Mr. West- 

 wood's " Arcana Entomologica," vol. ii. Plate 68, pp. 75 — 78. 



The colour of this insect is bright chestnut-red, and the 

 markings on the elytra are black, but have a slight tinge of 

 red in them. It inhabits Bengal. 



The last of the Paussidee which we can mention is the 

 Pherhopalus aplusirifer, which is shown in the accompanying 

 illustration. This singular insect may 

 be at once recognised by the shape of 

 the antennae, which liave the outer 

 edge developed into two long spines, 

 the interval between them being 

 deeply notched. The specific name 

 aplustrifcr refers to this peculiarity, 

 being taken from the Latin word '^'" ''^YSoS'redT'"'"'"'' 

 aplustre, which signifies a " pennon " 



or " streamer," the ends of which are mostly double-pointed, like 

 the two long spines of the antennse. The transverse impressions, 

 which have already been mentioned, are very apparent in this 

 species, and are sufficiently bold to resemble wrinkles. 



The colour of the insect is yellowish red, without any markings, 



