92 ORDER—COLEOPTERA. SECTION—PENTAMERA.
SPECIES 27 (49)—PAUSSUS ( A b " ) BUECHELLIANUS.
(AVestw. Trans, Eut. Soc. LODII. 1869, p. 319.)
PIPITE XVI I , FIG. 10.
Totus castaneo-fulvus, setosus, uitidns : capite antice emarginato; antennaram elava supra obloEge excavata
marginibiis cxcavatioms tuberei,latis, tuberculis setigeris, ángulo supero basali in spinam lougam tenuem apice
obtuso producto; prothorace bipartito, parte antica augustiore, hujus margine antico trausversim carinato et ad
latera utnnque spma tenui obtusa armato; medio pronoti profunde impresso; pedibus longis gracilibus simplieibus.
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Long. corp. lin. 2.
Habitat ; Graham's Town, Africa Austral. In :MUS. Hopeiano Oxoniíe, &c.
SPECIES 28 (50)—PAUSSUS (Ab**) ilUEEAII.
(\Yestiv. Proc. Liun. Soc. 1856, vol. i. p. 75.)
P Í A T E XAT:I, FIO. 11.
^ Protborace bipartito olavac[ue antennarum postice excavata ; piceo-rufus, sub lente ereberrime punctatus •
capite inter oculos transverse elevato et in medio fossuHs duabus minimis transversis impresso, ano-ulis posticis
parteque postica prothoracis extus porrectis et fere latitudine elytrorum ; podice setis longis marginato
Long. corp. lin, 3.
Habitat; Old Calabar, Africa^ TropiciE Oeeidentalis (D. Murray). In JIus, Hopeiano Oxoniaj (olim Westw )
I b i s species is at once distinguished by the form of its antennie and prothorax. The upper side of the
head is s oping and slightly concave from between the eyes to the fore margin, which is slightly emarginate
and a htt.e depressed. Between the eyes is a transverse ridge, in the middle of which are two very minute
impressions placed transversely, with raised black edges. The clava of the antenn® is large and navicular the
front margin or keel bemg acute, with three deep transverse impressions within the margin ; the inner ba«al
edge IS very deeply incised close to the insertion of the clava upon the basal joint, the remainder of this margin
lorming a long and acute angle, the outer edge of which extends to the base of the deep boat-like excavation •
the upper edge of this excavation is very slightly crenated, but the lower edge is more irregular, beine deeply
emarginate at its base ; the emargination clothed with strong bristles, forming two fascicles; and oblique from
the middle to the apex of the antenna;, which is rounded ; mthin the posterior margin the excavation is marked
with four deep transverse impressions. The prothorax is strongly bipartite ; the anterior portion is the shorter
having a sharp ridge running across it, with each side produced into a strong and acute angle. In the centri
ot the pronotum is a deep exca^•ation, with a tuft of luteous setie on each side; the hinder portion has its sides
gradually dilated outwards, forming a strong salient tooth or spine on each side, pointing to the outer ande of
the shoulder of the elytra; the space between the point of tliis spine and the outer posterior angles of the prothorax
being emarginate, and furnished with a strong tuft of luteous seta.. The elytra are oblono- • the disc
and lateral margins clothed with luteous setie. The legs are slender; the tibiae compressed, but not dilated •
the tarsi have the basal joint as large as the following joint.
SPECIES 29 (51)—PAUSSUS (Ab**) DOHENII.
(Westw. Trans. Ent, Soc. Lond. vol. ii. new Ser. p. 93.)
PLATE XVII, FIG, 12.
Prothorace bipartito, antennarum clava postice excavata; totus fusco-castaneus, elytris magis castaneis
setulis brevissimis luteis sparsim obsitis: capite convexo, antice punctato, emarginato, inter partem anticam
oculorum spina conica obtusa armato; collo angusto tevi; antennarum clava subovata, utrinque convexa tenuissime
punctata, setosa, basi supra in spinam obtusam producía, apice parum angustato et recurvo mar«ine
supero excavato. marginibus canalis parum sinuato-undatis, discoque prope marginem sulcis 4 obliqiiis ; pdpis
maxillanbus subincra-ssatis; pronoti parte antica elevata lata punctata, lateribus rotundatis, medio marginis ejus
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postici parum impresso, parte postica e prmcedenti canali profundo intus luteo-setoso, separata, medio profunde
impresso, lateribus elevatis glabris, utrinqne spina brevi armato; elvtris latis, subconvexis et suboblongis, punctatis,
apice oblique truncato ; pedibus sat gracilibus; tibiis subcylindricis, calcari tibiarum brevissimo; corpore
infra concolore, tenuissime punctato.
Long. corp. lin. 3^.
Habitat; Natalia, Africa Orientalis. In jVIus. Dohru.
SPECIES 30 (52)—PAUSSUS (Ab**) CUCULLATU8. (Mus. Berol)
(Westw, Proc, Limi. Soc. Lond. June 19, 1849, p. 59.)
PLATE XVI I I , FIG, 6,
Totus castaneus, subnitidns, tenuissime punctatus: prenoto magis nitido, la;vi; capitis vortice impressione
ovali margmibus elevatis, in qua tubercula duo parva ovalia esstant ; antennarum clava glaberrima lata ovali
basi truncata, postice profunde cxcavata; prope marginem anticum et margines excavationis transverse
impressa; prothoracis parte antica brevi, lateribus acute angiilatis ; parte postica multo augustiori in medio
profunde impressa; pedibus dilatatis; podice setarum serie marginato; palporum maxillarium articulo secundo
lato rotundato.
Long. corp. lin. 3.
Habitat ; Africa Meridionalis, apud Port Natal. In Mus. D. Melly, cum nomine supra indicato, e Mu«
Reg. Berol. communicatus. Plura individua, a Dom. Gueinzio capta, in Mus. Hopeiano et ahor. hospitantur.
SPECIES 31 (53)—PAUSSUS (Ab**) BOHEMAIOil.
(Westw. Trans. Eut. 80c. Lond. voL iii. new Ser, p, 83,)
PLATE XVI I I , FIG, 9,
Pulvo-castaneus, nitidus, setis longis erectis obsitus : abdomine obscuriori; capite subgloboso, cornu valido
erecto, verticali; clava antennarum ovali, glabra, basi supra apiceque in spinam reflexam acutam productis •
margine postico canali tenui abbreviato utrinciue lobis 5 rotundatis impresso; palpis longioribus, maxillarium
articulo secundo subsecuriformi, dente medio menti obliterato ; prothorace subbipartito, parte antica autice capitis
latitudine, subito elevata, angulis anticis subacutis et panilo porrectis, marginibus lateralibus in medio ano-ulatis
apice anguli obtuso ; disco e medio ad basin profunde impresso ; parte postica latiori, breviori, angulis^anticis
angulato-porrectis, tuberculoque elevato oblongo supra rotimdato sublaterali utrinque instructa ; elytris parte
postica pronoti parum latioribus, sensim pauUo dilatatis ; pedibus elongatis, femoribns omnibus in medio clavatis,
setosis; tibiis curvatis, pone medium pra^sertim in pedibus intermediis crassioribus, his intus setosis,
calcari mimmo acuto ; tarsis articulo basali minuto.
Long. corp. lin, 3,
Habitat ; Caffraria (D, Walilberg). In Mus. Eeg. Holm.
This species is at once distinguished from every other in the Genus by the clavata femora and denticulated
prothorax. Its general habit is also quite peculiar.
SPECIES 32 (54)—PAUSSUS (A b **) D E GEEEII.
(Westw. Trans, Ent, Soc. Lond. vol. iii, new Ser. p. 82.)
PLATE XVI I I , FIG. 12.
Subelongatus, fulvus : elytris tenue punctatissimis setis luteis brevibus obsitis; capite sat lato, inter oculos
tuberculis duobus parvis rotundatis depressis inter se et oculos asquidistantibus ; antennarum clava oblono-a
curvata, margine antico acuto, apice rotundato, margine postico oanaliculato, canali elongato, subpyriformi'
pagina superiori tuberculis 5 parvis rotundis instructa, posteriori vero parum latiori, inermi ; prothorace subbipartito,
parte antica capite vix latiori, angulato-elevata, in medio subemarginato, lateribus ano-ulatis • parte
postica angustiori lateribus rectis parallelis elevatis, canali transverso submedio parum profundo tnb'erculis
duobus contiguismedns postice terminato; elytris prothorace multo latioribus subparallelis ; pedibus elonn-atis
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