92 OrperR—COLEOPTERA. Srction—PENTAMERA. 
Species 27 (49)—PAUSSUS (A b**) BURCHELLIANUS. 
(Westw. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1869, p. 319.) 
Prats XVII, Fic. 10. 
Totus castaneo-fulvus, setosus, nitidus : capite antice emarginato ; antennarum clava supra oblonge excavata, 
marginibus excavationis tuberculatis, tuberculis setigeris, angulo supero basali in spinam longam tenuem, apice 
obtuso producto ; prothorace bipartito, parte antica angustiore, hujus margine antico transversim carinato et ad 
latera utrinque spina tenui obtusa armato; medio pronoti profunde impresso; pedibus longis gracilibus sim- 
plicibus. 
Long. corp. lin. 2. 
Habitat ; Graham’s Town, Africa Austral. In Mus. Hopeiano Oxonie, &c. 
Species 28 (50)—PAUSSUS (A b**) MURRAITI. 
(Westw. Proc. Linn. Soe. 1856, vol. 1. p. 75.) 
Puate XVII, Fie. 11. 
Prothorace bipartito clavaque antennarum postice excavata ; piceo-rufus, sub lente creberrime punctatus ; 
capite inter oculos transverse elevato et in medio fossulis duabus minimis transversis impresso, angulis posticis 
parteque postica prothoracis extus porrectis et fere latitudine elytrorum ; podice setis longis marginato. 
Long. corp. lin. 3. 
Habitat ; Old Calabar, Afric Tropic Occidentalis (D. Murray). In Mus. Hopeiano Oxoniz (olim Westw.) 
This species is at once distinguished by the form of its antenne and prothorax. The upper side of the 
head is sloping and slightly concave from between the eyes to the fore margin, which is slightly emarginate 
and a little depressed. Between the eyes is a transverse ridge, in the middle of which are two very minute 
impressions placed transversely, with raised black edges. The clava of the antennz is large and navicular, the 
front margin or keel being acute, with three deep transverse impressions within the margin; the inner basal 
edge is very deeply incised close to the insertion of the clava upon the basal joint, the remainder of this margin 
forming a long and acute angle, the outer edge of which extends to the base of the deep boat-lke excavation ; 
the upper edge of this excavation is very slightly crenated, but the lower edge is more irregular, being deeply 
emarginate at its base ; the emargination clothed with strong bristles, forming two fascicles ; and oblique from 
the middle to the apex of the antennw, which is rounded ; within the posterior margin the excavation is marked 
with four deep transverse impressions. The prothorax is strongly bipartite ; the anterior portion is the shorter, 
having a sharp ridge running across it, with each side produced into a strong and acute angle. In the centre 
of the pronotum is a deep excavation, with a tuft of luteous sete on each side; the hinder portion has its sides 
gradually dilated outwards, forming a strong salient tooth or spine on each side, pointing to the outer angle of 
the shoulder of the elytra; the space between the point of this spine and the outer posterior angles of the pro- 
thorax being emarginate, and furnished with a strong tuft of luteous sete. The elytra are oblong ; the dise 
and lateral margins clothed with luteous sete. The legs are slender; the tibie compressed, but not dilated ; 
the tarsi have the basal joint as large as the following joint. 
Sprcres 29 (51)—PAUSSUS (A b**) DOHRNIL 
(Westw. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. vol. ii. new Ser. p. 93.) 
Puate XVII, Fic. 12. 
Prothorace bipartito, antennarum clava postice excavata; totus fusco-castaneus, elytris magis castaneis, 
setulis brevissimis luteis sparsim obsitis: capite convexo, antice punctato, emarginato, inter partem anticam 
oculorum spina conica obtusa armato; collo angusto levi; antennarum clava subovata, utrinque convexa tenu- 
issime punctata, setosa, basi supra in spinam obtusam producta, apice parum angustato et recurvo, margine 
supero excavato, marginibus canalis parum sinuato-undatis, discoque prope marginem sulcis 4 obliquis ; palpis 
maxillaribus subincrassatis ; pronoti parte antica elevata lata punctata, lateribus rotundatis, medio marginis ejus 
