Mr. J. O. Westwood's Description, &^c. 29 



VIII. Description of a new Species of Paussus, from 

 Southern Africa. By J. O. Westwood, F.L.S., &c. 



[Read 5th April, 1347.] 



Genus Paussus, Linn. 



(Section A. Protliorax quasi bipartitus.) 



(Sub-sect. b. Antennarum clava postice excavata.) 



(** Species Africanae.) 



Paussus Parrianus, Westvv. (PI. II. fig. 3, and details.) 

 Paussus testaceus ; elytris nigris, basi apiceque testaceis ex- 

 ceptis; antennarum clava naviculari, margine postico sub- 

 serrato, inargineque infero excavationis integro ; prothorace 

 subbipartito. 

 Long. corp. lin. 2|. 

 Habitat Port Natal. 

 In Mus. Parry et Westvvood. 



Corpus parvum, vix punctatum, tenuissime setulosum. Caput 

 latitudine prothoracis, vertice piano, vel potius subconcavo, 

 margine antico parum elevato, et in medio eraarginato ; mar- 

 gine postico ctiam subelevato ; subito in collum postice con- 

 tractum. Palpi maxillares articulo 2ndo magno subovali, 

 apice interno baud porrecto ; palpi labiales articulo apicali 

 subinflato. Antennae longitudini capitis et prothoracis 

 equales, clava subelongata subcurvata, basi postice in cornu 

 rectum producto, margine antico satis acuto; postico subtus 

 excavato, margine supero excavationis 5-impresso, margine 

 ejus infero integro simplice ; apex clavaj antice rotundatus, 

 postice vero subangulatus. Protborax nitidus, sub-bipar- 

 titus; parte antica lateribus angulato-productis et subacutis, 

 discoque in tubercula duo rotundata elevata producto, parte 

 postica angusta, disco carinis elevatis literam W simulantibus, 

 instructo. Elytra coriacea, parum setosa, nigra, subopaca, basi 

 (cum scutello) margine tenui laterali apiceque (cum tuber- 

 culo ad angulum externum) rufo-testaceis. Pygidium rufo- 

 piceum, semicirculare, lateribus carinaque mediana sub- 

 elevatis. Corpus subtus testaceo-rufum, tenue punctatum, 

 pedibus concoloribus, gracilibus ; tibiis subangustis, calcaribus 

 minutissimis, tarsorum articulis 4 basalibus longitudine fere 

 scqualibus. 



Fig. 3. The insect magnified ; 3a, maxlliaiy palpus; 3/% labial palpus; Zc, 

 3(?, antenna-, from below and above ; 3c, apex of tibia and tarsus. 

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