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  Dr. 
  Sharp 
  on 
  the 
  tHiynchophorous 
  

  

  has 
  the 
  antennae 
  slightly 
  longer, 
  and 
  the 
  ventral 
  seg- 
  

   ments 
  more 
  abbreviate 
  in 
  the 
  middle 
  than 
  they 
  are 
  in 
  

   the 
  female. 
  The 
  species 
  apparently 
  varies 
  a 
  good 
  deal 
  

   in 
  colour 
  and 
  size. 
  

  

  Kashiwagi 
  in 
  June, 
  Kurigahara 
  and 
  Chiuzenji 
  m 
  

   August. 
  Also 
  one 
  example 
  found 
  on 
  an 
  old 
  plum 
  tree 
  at 
  

   Nagasaki 
  in 
  1886. 
  Nine 
  specimens. 
  

  

  26. 
  Tropideres 
  hruchoides, 
  n. 
  sp. 
  

  

  Brevis, 
  subconvexus, 
  plus 
  minusve 
  tenuiter 
  griseo-pubescens 
  ; 
  

   elytrorum 
  sutura 
  ad 
  basin 
  albido-tomentosa 
  ; 
  antennis 
  gracilibus 
  

   clava 
  sat 
  elongata 
  ; 
  prothoracis 
  carina 
  bisinuata 
  ab 
  elytris 
  parum 
  

   remota. 
  Long, 
  rostro 
  deflexo 
  3 
  mm. 
  

  

  Closely 
  allied 
  to 
  T. 
  jpectoralis 
  and 
  T. 
  truncatus, 
  and 
  agreeing 
  

   with 
  the 
  latter 
  in 
  the 
  structure 
  of 
  the 
  breast, 
  distinguished 
  from 
  

   both 
  by 
  the 
  dark 
  colour 
  of 
  the 
  legs 
  and 
  antennae. 
  The 
  rostrum 
  is 
  

   short 
  and 
  broad, 
  strongly 
  deflexed, 
  the 
  eyes 
  very 
  distant 
  ; 
  the 
  club 
  

   of 
  the 
  antennae 
  moderately 
  long, 
  loosely 
  articulated, 
  not 
  so 
  slender 
  

   as 
  in 
  T. 
  pectoraUs, 
  the 
  tenth 
  joint 
  about 
  as 
  long 
  as 
  it 
  is 
  broad. 
  

   The 
  thorax 
  is 
  rather 
  short 
  and 
  broad, 
  narrowed 
  in 
  front, 
  gently 
  

   curved 
  at 
  the 
  sides, 
  the 
  surface 
  a 
  httle 
  depressed 
  in 
  front 
  of 
  the 
  

   carina 
  ; 
  this 
  is 
  very 
  near 
  to 
  the 
  scutellum 
  in 
  the 
  middle, 
  and 
  

   diverges 
  a 
  Httle 
  on 
  either 
  side. 
  The 
  elytra 
  are 
  deeply 
  striate, 
  and 
  

   have 
  a 
  small 
  pale 
  common 
  linear 
  mark 
  on 
  the 
  suture 
  at 
  the 
  base. 
  

   Legs 
  black 
  ; 
  basal 
  joint 
  of 
  the 
  tarsi 
  as 
  long 
  as 
  the 
  following 
  three 
  

   together, 
  

  

  Kashiwagi, 
  in 
  June. 
  Four 
  specimens. 
  

  

  27. 
  Tropideres 
  impei'fectus, 
  n. 
  sp. 
  

  

  Brevis, 
  niger, 
  fere 
  concolor, 
  antennis 
  brevibus, 
  clava 
  minuta 
  ; 
  

   prothoracis 
  carina, 
  bicurvata, 
  ab 
  elytris 
  sat 
  remota. 
  Long. 
  2i 
  mm. 
  

  

  This 
  minute 
  insect 
  is 
  essentially 
  distinguished 
  from 
  its 
  allies 
  by 
  

   the 
  minute 
  club 
  to 
  the 
  antennae, 
  and 
  by 
  the 
  eyes 
  being 
  much 
  more 
  

   approximate. 
  The 
  antennae 
  are 
  short, 
  the 
  basal 
  joint 
  nearly 
  

   entirely 
  concealed, 
  the 
  club 
  small 
  and 
  compact. 
  The 
  rostrum 
  is 
  

   very 
  short, 
  and 
  the 
  eyes 
  are 
  separated 
  by 
  only 
  one-foiu-th 
  of 
  its 
  

   width. 
  The 
  carina 
  of 
  the 
  thorax 
  is 
  very 
  distinct, 
  and 
  follows 
  the 
  

   outline 
  of 
  the 
  bases 
  of 
  the 
  elytra 
  by 
  two 
  strong 
  curves, 
  which 
  meet 
  

   together 
  in 
  the 
  middle 
  so 
  as 
  to 
  form 
  a 
  well-marked 
  angle. 
  The 
  

   metasternum 
  is 
  short, 
  and 
  in 
  the 
  male 
  the 
  ventral 
  segments 
  are 
  

   very 
  much 
  abbreviated 
  in 
  the 
  middle, 
  the 
  pygidiiuu 
  being 
  strongly 
  

   inflexed. 
  

  

  