662 
Mr. J. O. Westwood on the Paussidce, 
sed in medio disci subacutihs producta, basi subemarginatk 
truncata, angulo postico basali in dentem parvum producto 
latereque postico impressionibus 4 brevibus transversis, quae 
in dentibus minutissimis in marginem desinunt, margineque 
omni subacuto. Thorax ferk quadratus, subdepressus, bi- 
partitus, portio antica e posticA lineA impressA separata, 
elevatior et latior, lateribus rotundato-dilatatis, portio pos- 
tica in medio elevationi transverse, lateribus rectis, at in 
medio utrinque paululhm subacute productis. Elytra tho- 
racis antico latiora, oblongo-quadrata, subdepressa, abdo- 
mine paulb breviora, laevia, nitida, evidenter punctata. 
Pedes breves femoribus tibiisque dilatato-compressis. 
This fine species is unique in the magnificent collection of 
M. le Comte Dejean, who informs me that he now possesses 
between 20,000 and 21,000 species of Coleoptera. It is there- 
fore with the greatest pleasure that I take the present oppor- 
tunity of acknowledging my thanks to that distinguished ento- 
mologist for the kindness with which he allowed me to make use 
not only of this, but of various other valuable portions of his 
collections. 
Species 4. Platyriiopalus ? dentifeons. Dejean . 
Tab. XXXIII. Fig. 68—70. 
P. subcylindricus, ferrugineo-testaceus, antennarum clavA, brevi, 
latA, basi truncatA et in spinam obtusam externe productA, 
apieeque rotundato ; vertice spinA erectA setigerA ; thorace 
lateribus anticis rotundatis et dilatatis. 
Paussus dentifrons. Dejean, Mss. 
Habitat in SenegaliA. Dom. Dumolin. 
In Mus. Dejean, et Dupont. 
Long. corp. lin. 3|-. 
Nova 
