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Canoixds. 



Canoixus, Roelofs, Ann. Soc. ent. Belgique, xvi., 

 1873, p. 172. 



1. Canoixus japonkus, Roel., I.e., pi., iii., fig. 7. 



This very remarkable insect has not been found again. 

 It has little or no relationship with Corrlgetus, though it 

 has been suggested that it is possibly identical therewith. 



The locality has not been recorded, but probably the 

 insect was found at Nagasaki. 



Phytoscaphus, Schonherr. 



1. Phytosca/phus ciliaris, Roel., Ann. Soc. ent. Belgique, 

 1873, p. 176. 



This is a true Otiorhynchid though its appearance 

 suggests some doubt as to this fact. It was not met 

 with again by Mr. Lewis on his last journey. 



PtOCHUS ? ? OBSCUKIPES. 



Ftochus obscuripes, Motsch., Bull. Mosc, 1866, p. 180. 



According to the description this is not a Ptochus, but 

 belongs probably to the winged series of Otiorhynchides. 

 It appears to me impossible to identify it from the 

 description. 



SITONIDES. 



SiTONES, Germar, Auct. 



1. Sitones jai)onicas,lR,oQ\oh, Knu. Soc. ent. Belgique, 

 xvi., 1873, p. 160. 



Sitones is one of the most difficult of the genera of 

 Coleoptera, the species being distinguished by slight and 

 unimportant points. I think there is more than one 

 species in Japan, but the material yet obtained is not 

 sufficient for a certain conclusion on this point. 



Edgnathus, Schonherr. 



The position of this genus has been quite misunder- 

 stood. It is so close to Sitones that it is difficult to point 

 to good characters for the distinction of the two ; but I 



