170 MONOGRAPH OF THE 
“ Ce curieux insecte a été trouvé au Pégou, au bord de la riviére Yrrawady, A une journée de 
Rangoon; il était posé sur un trone de palmier.’’—Guérin-Meneville, Revue Zool., 
No. 2, p. 21. 
I regret that I have not been able to obtain a figure of this 
species, which I have not found in any of the Parisian Cabinets 
which I have examined. From the structure of the prothorax the 
present appears to be the proper position of the species. 
Srecres III.—Pavssus Linnx1, Westw. 
(Plate 89, fig. 3.) 
Parvus subcylindricus, rufo-piceus, elytris rufescentibus antennarum clava lata subquadrata, 
apice valde depresso recurvo, subhirsuto ; tibiis quatuor anticis angustis. 
Long. corp. lin. 2. 
Habitat ——? In Mus. Soc. Linn. Lond. 
Paussus Linnei, Westw. In Trans. Linn, Soc. xvi. p. 634, pl. 33, fig. 22—24, 
This is the most minute species of the family with which I am 
acquainted. It is preserved in the Linnean Cabinet, being attached 
to the Linnzean label of the Genus, although quite distinct from the 
species described by Linnzeus. Seen under a lens it appears very 
finely shagreened ; the head and prothorax being opaque, whilst the 
hind part of the latter and the elytra are more glossy. The head 
is subconvex above, obscure, pitchy, and of a subtriangular form, 
but narrowed behind the eyes; the fore margin is deeply emar- 
ginate, and between the eyes is a rather deep horse-shoe-like 
excavation. The clava of the antenne is rufo-fuscous with the 
apex rather pilose; seen in front it is of an oblong form, rather 
broadest towards the base, its outer angle being slightly produced; 
the anterior margin has three minute tubercles ; the disc is very 
uneven, the apex being suddenly depressed, and reflexed, with an 
acute edge (figs.3 a, 3b). The prothorax is elongated and 
bipartite, with the fore part broader than the head, angulated 
at the sides, with a transverse carina, interrupted in the middle ; 
the hinder part is deeply excavated in the middle, with irregular 
margins, bearing two small tufts of luteous decumbent hairs near 
the contraction; the lateral margins of this part are nearly 
rounded. The elytra are broader than the prothorax, but 
scarcely longer than it and the head together; they are of a dull 
rufo-pitchy colour, with a slight gloss, with the apex truncated. 
The four fore legs are rather narrow and subecompressed; but 
the posterior tibiz are broader and depressed. I could not 
observe any calcaria to these legs. The legs and antenne are of 
a reddish-brown colour. 
