74 ON A NEW SPECIES OF CERAPTERUS. 
lata, apice subrotundata. Zibie lateribus parallelis apice truncatis haud bispinosis. 
Tarsi intra tibiarum apices excavatos retractiles. 
This groupe is found in Asia and Africa, within the tropics. 
Sp. 1. ( ) Cerapterus latipes, Seed. 
Descr. Cerapterus piceus, elytris macula apicali flavescente subrotunda antice quadridentata 
postice lobata, antennis rufis articulo ultimo in tuberculum ad basin elevato. 

Caput piceum. Thorax capite duplo latior, medio posticéque utrinque foveolatus. 
Antenne lateribus convergentibus serratis, articulo ultimo quatuor precedentibus simul 
sumptis longiore. Hlytra thorace vix latiora. Tibiw rufe, latissimee, apice haud spinose. 
C. latipes, Swed. IK. V. Acad. vol. ix. p. 203. tab. 6. fig. 1. 
Nore. The original specimen which General Davies sent to Swederus for description is now 
in my collection, my father having purchased it at the sale of the General’s museum. It is 
supposed to be a native of the East Indies, which is more than probable, as it comes very close 
to the Javanese species hereafter described. 
Se. 2. (— ) Cerapterus Horsfieldii. 
Descr. Cerapterus piceus, thorace antice emarginato, elytris macula apicali flavescente haud 
rotundata literam Y quodammodo simulante. 
Caput nigropiceum antennis rufo-ferrugineis lateribus parallelis vix serratis, articulo basilari 
lobato, ultimo quinque precedentibus simul sumptis longiore. Thorax capite triplo 
latior, postice utrinque subfoveolatus. Hlytra thorace latiora.  Tibiw rufee apice haud 

spinosee. 
C. latipes, West. Trans. Linn. Soc. vol. xvi. p. 682. tab. 33. fig. 52—56. 
C. Horsfieldii? West. Trans. Linn, Soc. vol. xvi. p. 672. 
Norte. The only specimen known of this insect was brought by Dr. Horsfield from Java, and 
deposited by him in the museum of the East India Company. It was first described by Mr. 
Westwood, who imagined it to be a variety of Cerapterus latipes. He proposed, however, if it 
should eventually be proved different, that it should be called C. Horsfieldii; and this 
proposal I have had great pleasure in adopting, out of respect for the profound entomological 
science of Dr. Horsfield. The figure given in the Linnean Transactions of this interesting 
insect is so incorrect, that I have, with Dr. Hovrsfield’s kind permission, employed Mr. C. Curtis 
to make an accurate one for the satisfaction of entomologists. The size is that of the former 
species, that is, rather more than five lines. 

Sp. 3. ( 
Descr. Cerapterus nigropiceus subnitidus, elytris macula fulva lunari, tibiis intus spina apicali 
instructis. 
Caput piceum subpunctatum. Antenne nigropicee lateribus convergentibus vix serratis, 
articulo ultimo plano tribus precedentibus simul sumptis haud longiore. Thoraa capite 
haud duplo latior. Hlytra oblongo-quadrata thorace latiora et fere quintuplo longiora 
apice rotundata abdomine haud breviora. Pedes nigropicel. 
) Cerapterus Smithii, x. s. 
Nore. For an unique specimen of this African species I am indebted to the kindness of Dr. 
Smith, who found it within the tropic of Capricorn. It is by far the largest of the Pausside 
known, and differs from the two former species of Cerapterus in having a spine at the extremity 
of the tibia. It seems to form a distinct section of Cerapterus. 
