94 Mr. David Sharp on the 



Antenna3 piceous, with elongate scape. Rostrum moderately 

 long, very densely squamose except on the very definite angular 

 space that limits the nasal plate ; the tip very distinctly bi'oader. 

 Eyes round, slightly prominent. Thorax short, not much more 

 than half as broad as the elytra, densely squamose, but with 

 minute seta3 placed i ii punctures that are concealed by the squa- 

 mosity. Elytra narrow at the base, but becoming much broader 

 behind, convex, finely striate, very densely squamose, with erect, 

 moderately long, slender setae. Legs piceous, moderately long, 

 setose and feebly squamose. 



This little weevil somewhat resembles Episomus in its 

 general form. By the expanded tip of the rostrum it 

 differs considerably from M. seriehispidus , and ap- 

 proaches Peritelus. Probably a distinct genus should 

 be established on it. The claws are not connate. 



A single individual was met with at Nikko, Main 

 island, in June. 



Arrhaphogastee. 



Arrhaphogaster, Eoelofs, Ann. Soc. ent. Belgique, xvi., 

 1873, p. 163. 



The affinity of this genus appears to be with Phlyctinus. 

 It differs from Celeuthetes by the scrobes being anterior 

 instead of lateral. From Phlyctinus it is distinguished 

 by the scrobes being foveiform instead of linear. The 

 claws are not connate. The scar of the mandible is 

 not very large, but is distinct on the left side, less so 

 on the right one. 



1. Arrhaphogaster pilosus. 



A. pilosus, Roel., Ann. Soc. ent. Belg., xvi., p. 164, 

 pi. ii., fig. 3. 



Yokohama, April 1880: rare; Roelofs, I.e., records it 

 from Hakodate on Yezo. 



AsPHALMUS, gen. n. 



Antennae, anteriores, scapo sat elongate. Rostrum brevissimum, 

 haudpterygiatum. Femora dentata. Corpus setis tenuibus depressis 

 vestitum. 



The insect for which I propose this new genus is 

 similar in appearance to the European Omias hohemanni, 

 from which it is distinguished by the scrobes whose 



