TIIK MINTTK TRWK-Fl INGHS BKKTliKS. 897 



I. Cls Lali-. 17!)S. ((Jr.. ";i worm in wood.") 



This unuis is suriii-iciit l\' rli:ir;ii-1' ri/cd in llic above tahlc 

 Casey recognizes 22 species, mostly iVoni tlie ^Vest('rn and Southern 

 States. 19 of wiiicli he describes as new. Of tliesc; but four luive 

 been taken in Indiana, while thi'ee others ai-e lierewith desei-ibed 

 for tlie iirst time. 



KKY TO INDIANA SPECIKS OF CIS. 



(/. TTairs of elytra stiff and bristle-like, soiiiernnos very short and subde- 

 pressed. 

 b. Elj-tra deeply punctured tliroui^hout. some or all of the punctures 

 arranged in rows; apical an,i,'les of thorax obsolete; body narrow, 

 parallel. 



c. Elytral lamctures deep, nearly uniform in size, all bearing hairs; 



celnr (lark reddish-brown or piceous. 1700. creberrimus. 



cc. Elytral punctuation dual, consisting of finer, deeper, seta-bearing 



punctures, with larger shallow nude punctures intermixed; color 



black, shining. 1701. falli. 



bl). Elytra with none of the punctures arranged in regular rows; usually 



with larger shallow ones mingled with smaller and deeper ones, 



which bear the seta\ 



d. Elji;ra with distinct stift" yellowish bristle-like hairs arranged in 



rows ; body stouter, more convex, 

 e. Thorax of male without a prominent suherect lobe in front. 

 /. Elytra rugulose, the punctures indistinct; third .ioint of an- 

 tennae longer than fourth. 1702. fuscipes. 

 ff. Elytra but slightly rugulose, the large shallow punctures very 

 evident; third joint of antennte equal to the fourth. 



1703. CHEVROLATII. 



ee. Thorax of male with a prominent suberect lobe in front; clypeus 



with two distinct triangular teeth. 1704. cornutus. 



lid. Elytra with very short, scarcely evident, bristles; body narrow, 



parallel. 1705. confusls. 



aa. Hairs of elytra long, slender, not bristle-like, but erect and conspicuous ; 



elytral punctures confused; last joint of maxillary palpi acutely 



pointed. 1706. itrsulina. 



1700 (.5o88). CIS CRE15ERK1MLS Mcllie. Ann. Ent. France. \T, 1S48, 357. 



Oblong, subcylindrical, narrow, parallel, more or less depressed. Dark 

 reddish-brown; antenna? and legs dull brownish-yellow. Thorax wider than 

 long, sides feebly rounded into the front margin ; surface densely and rather 

 coarsely punctate. Elytra with prominent stiff and bristle-like yellowish 

 liairs. arranged in rows; densely i»uncture(l. tlie itunetures nearly uniform 

 in size. Length 1.5-2 mm. 



Southern half of State, freciuent; I^ake County, rare. ^lareh 

 4-Oetober ]. Occurs on t'nnii'its-eoverod stumps IxMU-ath bark; 

 taken also hv sifting'. 



