496 Liimaan Society. 



tuberculo obtuso inter oculos serieque quatuor minornm prope collum, 

 antennarum clava angusta in medio angustiore apice clavato et supra 

 seriebus duabus tuberculoruin parvorum (in singula serie tribus) in 

 apicem insidentibus, prothorace bipartite : parte antica baud postica 

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

 apicem acnminato-producto, labialibus articulo ultimo ovato-acumi- 

 nato. — Long. corp. lin. 4. 



Hab. prope Hong Kong. D. Bowring. 



In Mus. Britann. 



Obs. I have adapted tlie 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 granulaius^ Westw. 



P. luteo-fiilvus disco elytrorum magis rufescenti, podice piceo, capite 

 inter oculos bi-impresso tuberculisque duobus excavatis instructo : 

 angulis anticis supra basin antennarum productis, antennarum clava 

 falcata apice acutissimo setaque unica apicali instructo, palpis maxil- 

 laribus articulo 2ndo fere rotundato, caj)ite subnitido gracillime cica- 

 tricoso, pronoto glabro ; elytris opacis granulatis : singulo plaga lor)gi- 

 tudinali submembranacea grisea impresso, pedibu? gracilibus ; tibiis 

 2 posticis magis dilatatis. — Long. corp. lin. of. 



JInb. in Africa meridionali, prope Portum Natalensem. 



In Mus. I). Fortnum. 



Subsect. b. Antennarum clava postice excavata. 



* Species Indicse. 



Paussus politus, Westw. 



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

 tuberculo conico parum elevato inter oculos, antennarum clava navicu- 

 lari : margine antico fere recto : apice rotundato : margine ])ostico 

 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 obscuriori. — Long. corp. lin. 8|. 



Hab, in India oriental!, 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 Bowringii, Westw. 



P. niger nitidus, clava antennarum parte pronoti antica elytrorumque 

 basi lateribus apiceque ferrugineis, capite inter oculos tuberculo elevato 

 quasi e tuberculis duobus minutis composite, antennarum clava lata 

 margine antico acuto postico profunde fossulato : fossulas margine 

 supero recto infero C-denticulato, pronoti partis anticae lateribus 

 acute angulatis : parte postica angustiori lateribus sinuatis, palporum 

 maxillarium articulo 2ndo lato subquadrato, elytris brevissime setosis 

 lateribus setis longioribus densius obsitis. — Long. corp. lin. 3|. 



Hab. ad Hong Kong. D. Bowring. 



In Mus. Britann. 



Paussus hystrix, Westw. 



P. obscure ferrugineus opacus, capite antice emarginato ; vcrtice tuber- 

 culis duobus ovalibus elevatis, antennarum clava oblonga subovata 



