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3. Elytra with rounded scales. 
Sp. H. crinita, circumvaga, punctata, philanthm, lunata, arundinis, rumiais, 
hmzei, visnagce. II. suspiciosa, vicice, and pastinacce are intermediate forms, 
having roundish scales with two points at the apex. 
Nanophyes. Kiesenwetter divides this genus into the follow- 
ing groups (Berl. ent. Zeits. 1864, pp. 284-286) ; — 
I. Tarsi with a single claw. (Subg. Nanodiscus.) 
Sp. N. transversus (Aub^). 
II. Claws united nearly to apex j forehead not very convex j club of an- 
tennse with three distinct joints, funiculus 6-jointed. (Subg. Sph<^nda.) 
Sp. N. siculus, anmdatus, hemisphcermis, lythri, ulmi, sahlbergi, brevis, 
(Schi nli.) { — ? brevicollis, Brisout), chevrierii gracilis, Bedt. = 
Duv.), and two n. sp. 
III. Claws quite separate ; forehead convex ) club of three approximate or 
(irnalgamated joinls. (Subg. Nanophyes.) 
a. Funiculus 6-jointed. 
Sp. N. paUidus, tamarisd, languidus, nitidulus, tetrastiyma. 
b. Fun’ cuius 4-jointed. 
Sp. N. pallididus and posticus ; sexpunctatus, n. sp. 
Apion. Wencker (L^Abeille, tome i. pp. 109-270) has pub- 
lished a revision of the known species of this genus. The total 
number of species described by the author is 201. The author 
retains the genus in its original compass, and does not admit 
the generic distinctness of Oxystoma as defined either by 
Dumeril or Stephens. He divides the genus into the following 
groups : — 
Group 1. SuBULiROSTBES, including 8 species. (Type A. pomcmce, Fab.) 
Group 2. Filirostres, including all the remainder, and subdmded as 
follows : — 
Division 1. Claws appcndiculate j 4 species. (Type A. rugicolle. Germ.) 
Division 2. Claws simple or dilated at base, sometimes dentiform. 
Subdiv. 1. Fourth joint of tarsi elongated, longer than two preceding 
united ; 2 species. (Type A. tamarisd, Gyll.) 
Subdiv. 2. Fourth joint of tarsi short. 
Section 1. Longirostres j 159 species. (Type A. carduomm, Kirby.) 
Section 2. Brevirostres ; 28 species. (Type A. frumentarium, Linn.) 
Baer has translated the analytical tables of StierliiFs mono- 
graph of the European species of Otiorhynchns , originally pub- 
lished in the ‘Berliner entom. Zeitschrift^ for 1862 (Ann. Soc. 
Ent. Fr. 4® s64e, tome iv. pp. 159-180). 
According to Kraatz, Sitones ocellatus (Kiister) is identical with S. gemel- 
latus (Schdnh.) and S. vestitus (Waltl), a variety of S. variegatus (Schonh.), 
as is also S. cachecta (Schonh.). Berl. ent. Zeitschr. 1864, p. 138. 
Tlie same autlior states that Sdaphilus mcridionalis (Boliem.) is the female 
of Chiloneus sioulus : 1. c. p. 38. 
