480 



PAUSSIILE. 



This species belongs to the group of P. hear sey anus, P. affinis, 

 and P. sesquisulcatus, but is much smaller, with the dark band on 

 the elytra much narrower and shorter, and the front part of the 

 pronotum much more coarsely punctured ; the temples behind 

 the eyes are longer and more strongly rounded than in either of 

 those species ; the shape of the hind margin of the head also 

 affords distinctive characters. 



245. Paussus sesquisulcatus, Wasm. 



Paussus sesquisulcatus, Wasmann, Notes Leyden Mus. xxi, 1899, 

 p. 37. 



Paussus sesquisulcatus var. brevicornis, Wasmann, op. cit. xxv, 1904, 

 p. 50. 



Closely allied to P. hearseyanus, rufo-castaneous, with the elytra 

 shining and the head and pronotum slightly shining, elytra black 

 with the suture and margins red ; head half as broad again as its 

 length, with a raised keel behind the eyes (not always distinct),, 

 clypeus impressed and not emarginate ; club of the antennae short 

 and broad, with the upper surface furnished with two oblique 

 impressions, one being, as a rule, shorter than the other; pro- 

 notum distinctly longer than broad, with a deep central transverse 

 furrow, the anterior part being much broader than the posterior, 

 with the sides strongly rounded and the disc longitudinally 

 furrowed, posterior portion impressed in the middle and furnished 

 with an indistinct tubercle on each side ; elytra strongly punc- 

 tured, and with fine and scanty pubescence ; femora more or less 

 ferruginous. 



Length 9-10 millim. 



Bombay : North Guzarat ( Wroughton) ; United Peovinces : 

 Dehra Dun {Iyer, Ind. Mus.) ; Bengal : Purneah District (Paiva, 

 Ind. Mus.); Buema: Taung-ngu (Corbett). 



The chief distinctions which are said to separate this species from 

 P. hearseyanus appear to be the broader club of the antennae and 

 the fewer impressions on its surface, the narrower head, and the 

 longer pronotum ; the punctuation also of the elytra is stronger. 

 It seems very doubtful, however, whether it is more than a 

 variety of P. hearseyanus, as the furrows on the club of the 

 antennae and the shape of the pronotum are variable in different 

 specimens. 



Var. brevicornis, Wasm. 



In this variety the club of the antennae is much shorter than in 

 the type-form, being hardly longer than its breadth at the base, 

 and it is much more broadly rounded at the apex ; the head is- 

 narrower and the size is larger. 



Length 11-12 millim. 



Bengal: Chota Nagpur, Barway (Cardon). 



