This new species is very closely allied to Paussus Ludekingii v. Voll. ¹) of Sumatra, but differs specifically in having the club of the antennae more slender and less swollen, and the elytra without distinct punctures ²). Both species belong to Westwood’s 3) section A (prothorax quasi bipartitus), b (antennarum clava postice excavata),* (species Asiaticae). I have named the species in honor of its fortunate discoverer, whose father-in-law kindly presented the specimen to the Leyden Museum: