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apicem insidentibus, prothorace bipartite : parte antica baud postica 

 latiore : lateribus angulatis, palpis maxillaribus articulo 2ndo intus ad 

 apicem acuminato-producto, labialibus articulc ultimo ovato-acumi- 

 nato. — Long. corp. lin. 4. 



Hah. prope Hong Kong. D. Bowring. 



In Mus. Britann. 



Obs. I have adopted the specific names proposed by Capt. Cham- 

 pion, for this and the two other species brought from Hong Kong by 

 Mr. Bowring, and presented by him to the British Museum. 



Paussus granulatus, Westw. 



P. hiteo-fulvus disco elytrorum magis rufescenti, podice piceo, capite 

 inter oculos bi-impresso tuberculisque duobus excavatis instructo : 

 anguh's anticis supra basin antennarum productis, antennarum clava 

 falcata apice acutissimo setaque unica apicali instructo, palpis maxil- 

 laribus articulo 2ndo fere rotundato, capite subnitido gracillime cica- 

 ti'icoso, pronoto glabro ; elytris opacis granulatis : singulo plaga longi- 

 tudinali submembranacea grisea impresso, pedibus gracilibus ; tibiis 

 2 posticis magis dilatatis. — Long. corp. lin. .3f . 



Hah. in Africa meridionali, prope Portum Natalensem. 



In Mus. D. Fortnum. 



Subsect. h. Antennarum clava postice excavata. 

 * Species Indict. 

 Paussus politus, Westw. 

 P. fulvo-rufus, pronoti lateribus posticis discoque elytrorum nigris, capite 

 tuberculo conico parum elevato inter oculos, antennarum clava navicu- 

 lari : margine antico fere recto : apice rotundato : margine postico 

 excavato excavatione acuminato-ovali margine supero simplici infero 

 5-denticulato et 5-setoso, prothorace bipartito : parte postica antica 

 baud latiori, elytris nitidis Isevibus breviter setosis lateribus longius 

 setosis, podice rufo setarum serie marginato, pedibus subgracilibus ; 

 basi femorum obscmiori. — Long. corp. lin. SJ. 

 Hah. in India orientali, D. Bacon. In Mus. Westw., &c. 



Obs. Nearly allied to P. ploiophorus and denticulatus, but differs 

 in the narrowed hind-part of the prothorax ; also to P. nauceras, but 

 differs in the glossy elytra and different shape of the antennae. 



Paussus BowringU, Westw. 

 P. niger nitidus, clava antennarum parte pronoti antica elytrorumque 

 basi lateribus apiceque ferrugineis, capite inter oculos tuberculo elevato 

 quasi e tuberculis duobus minutis composito, antennarum clava lata 

 margine antico acuto postico profunde fossulato : fossulae margine 

 supero recto infero 6-denticulato, pronoti partis anticge lateribus 

 acute angulatis : parte postica angustiori lateribus sinuatis, palporum 



