Bhynclioplioruus Cohoptera of Jajmu. 95 



posterior part encroaches on the front of the rostrum, so 

 that they are separated only by a prominent^ somewhat 

 narrow, space ; by the dentate femora and by the body 

 being clothed with depressed instead of erect seto3. 

 From Arrliaijliogaster it is distinguished by the smaller 

 interval separating the scrobes above and by the 

 dentate femora. The eyes are quite small, but rather 

 prominent, and are placed far in front of the thorax. 

 The latter is without trace of vibrissfB or ocular lobes. 

 The presternum is only about half as long as the notum, 

 the cox£e being placed almost at its front margin. The 

 metasternum is extremely short ; the hind coxre are very 

 widely separated. The abdominal sutures are moderately 

 deep. The tips of the hind tarsi are very slender. The 

 claws are small, equal, connate. These characters bring 

 the genus somewhat near to Peritelus, though the two 

 are not all similar. The Japanese insect is distinguished 

 by the form of the rostrum and scrobes, and the hair-like 

 clothing of the body. 



1. Asphalviiis japonicus, n. sp. 



Fusco-rufus, pube grisea depressa, parce vestitus ; prothorace 

 densissime, ruguloso-punctato ; elytris profunde crenato-striatis, 

 interstitiis convexis. Long. 4, lat. 2 mm. 



Rostrum very short, eyes placed almost half-way between the 

 front of the thorax and the base of the antennae. Scape moderately 

 long, sub-curvate, thickened from base to tip. Head densely punc- 

 tured, sub-foveolate above the eyes. Thorax very densely, not 

 coarsely rugose-punctate. Elytra convex, ovate, much broader than 

 the thorax, with rather broad and deep crenate striie, the interstices 

 convex, and furnished with depressed pallid hairs. Ventral 

 segments shining, with only distant and rather fine punctuation. 

 Tooth of front femora quite distinct, of the hind almost 

 imperceptible. 



Of this distinct insect eight specimens were met with 

 on the Main island at Shiba in Tokio, in May, 1880. 



Oraoiotus, n. gen. 



Ex affinitate generis Otiorhynchi. Corpus parvum fere nudum. 

 Femora omnia dentata. Scrobes magnse, antennis superne parum 

 late distantes. Oculi parvi, fortiter convexi. Tibiae tenues, 

 apicibus nullo modo dilatatis. 



