. Coleoptera : general introduction and Cicindelidae and Paussidae. r upper surface, and also by havingthe antennae a little narrower, the anterior margin of the pro-notum scarcely bisinuate, and the sides more narrowly roundedand more extended laterally; the basal costae of the elytra arelonger 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 yWest\v., Platyrhopalus,Westw. (from which Desneux has recently divided off Euplaty-rhopalus and Platyrhopa
. Coleoptera : general introduction and Cicindelidae and Paussidae. r upper surface, and also by havingthe antennae a little narrower, the anterior margin of the pro-notum scarcely bisinuate, and the sides more narrowly roundedand more extended laterally; the basal costae of the elytra arelonger 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 yWest\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 Indiaufauna, with the exception of Lebioderus, which contains fivespecies, 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 fromthe underside, with the mouth-parts closed (after Raffray). represented by three species from Africa. They are characterizedby having the labial, and especially the maxillary, palpi short andthick and completely hiding the buccal cavity when they are laidagainst it in repose (fig. 205) ; the antennae have from two tosix joints, but in cases where there are more than two, the jointssucceeding the first are more or less evidently soldered together,the shape of the antennal club is extremely variable. 454 PAUSSIDvE. Table of the Genera. Second joint of the labial palpi alwayslonger than broad, much longer thanthe preceding ; maxillary palpi five-jointed. i. Antennas six-jointed, the last five jointsmore or less soldered together andforming a club. 1. Third joint of the maxillary palpi very large, but not widened atapex or compressed, subcylindrical 2. Third joint of the maxillary palpi very large, much widened at apex, and
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