Language: English with Japanese summary
This volume of The Insects of Japan is the second part describing members of the beetle subfamily Entiminae, which belongs to the weevil family Curculionidae. It describes 32 genera, of which three new for Japan, and 232 species, of which 167 species and 10 subspecies new for Japan. A revised key to the tribes occurring in Japan, and keys to the genera and species are provided. For each species treated, description, distribution, biodata, illustration(s) of important features, and colour photograph(s) of all species and subspecies are given.