PAUSSINJE. 



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P. taprobanensis. From P. westermanni it may bo distinguished 

 by its smaller size, very shin} r upper surface, and also by having 

 the antennae a little narrower, the anterior margin of the pro- 

 notum scarcely bisinuate, and the sides more narrowly rounded 

 and more extended laterally ; the basal costae of the elytra are 

 longer and are subparallel behind. 



Length 7 j-8| millim. 



Bengal: Mandar (Cardon). 



Subfamily PAUSSIN^. 



This subfamily contains the following genera: — Ceratoclerus, 

 "Westw., Merismoderus, Westw., Lebioder us y West\v., Platyrhopalus, 

 Westw. (from which Desneux has recently divided off Euplaty- 

 rhopalus and Platyrhopalopsis), Paussomorphus, Raffr., Paussus, L., 

 and Bylotorus, Dalm. These are all represented in the Indiau 

 fauna, with the exception of Lebioderus, which contains five 

 species, all confined to the Malay Region ; Paussomorphus, con- 

 taining a single species from Abyssinia ; and Hylotorus, which is 



Fig. 205. — Head of Paussus curtisi, Weslwood (Natal), viewed from 

 the underside, with the mouth-parts closed (after Raffray). 



represented by three species from Africa. They are characterized 

 by having the labial, and especially the maxillary, palpi short and 

 thick and completely hiding the buccal cavity when they are laid 

 against it in repose (fig. 205) ; the antennae have from two to 

 six joints, but in cases where there are more than two, the joints 

 succeeding the first are more or less evidently soldered together, 

 the shape of the antennal club is extremely variable. 



