82 Mr. J, O. Westvvood's Descriptions 



Most nearly allied to the Chinese Paiissus Bonringi't, Westw. 

 Proc. Linn. Soc, June 19, 18i9, but at once distinguished by the 

 spineless lateral margin of the fore part of the prothorax, the 

 broad posterior tibia, &c. 



Division ** Species Africanae. 

 Sp. G3* {oQ). Paussus De Geerii, Westw,, n. s, 



P. sub-elongatus, fulvus; elytris tenue punctatissimis, setisluteis 

 brevibus obsitis ; capite sat lato, inter oculos tuberculis 

 duobus parvis rotundatis depressis inter se et oculos aeque 

 distantibus ; antennaruni clava oblonga curvata, margine an- 

 tico acuto, apice rotundato, margine poslico canaliculate, 

 canali elongato subpyriformi, pagina superior! tuberculis 5 

 parvis rotundis instructo, posteriori vero parum latiori, 

 inermi; prothorace subbipartito, parte antica capite vix latiori, 

 angulato-elevata, in medio subemarginata,latioribus angulatis ; 

 parte postica angustiori, lateribus rectis parallelis elevatis, 

 canali transverso submedio parum profundo, tuberculis duo- 

 bus contiguis mediis postice terminate ; elytris prothorace 

 raulto latioribus subparailelis ; pedibus elongatis gracilibus ; 

 palpis maxiilaribus crassis, articulo 2ndo maximo obconico, 

 labialibus articulo ultimo elongato-ovali, dente medio menti 

 fere obsoleto. 



Long. Corp. lin. 3-^. 



Habitat in CafFraria. D. Wahlberg. In Mus. Reg. Holm. 



In the curved clava of its antennae as well as in general ap- 

 pearance this species approaches P. German and Schaumii, Westw. 

 Trans. Ent. Soc. N. S. ii. p. 94. 



Sp. 63** (57). Paussus Jfzelii, Westw. n. s. 

 P. fulvus, vix nitidus, tenuissime scaber; elytris nigris, basi 

 sutura apiceque fulvis, luteo-setosis ; capite antice oblique 

 declivi, parte postica capitis semicirculariter et abrupte de- 

 pressa ; antennarum clava oblonga curvata subcultrata, mar- 

 gine antico acuto, apice rotundato, margine postico cana- 

 liculate, canali elongato angusto, pagina ejus superiori 

 tuberculis sex minutis impressionibus totidem transversis 

 conjunctis, pagina inferiori parum sinuata integra ; prothorace 

 capite parum angustiori subbipartito, parte antica longiori, 

 lateribus rotundatis, in medio supra canali longitudinali for- 

 titer impresso, medio disci fossula trigona impresso, antice 

 utrinque tuberculo parvo rotundato instructo, parte postica 



