898 famiIjV xlvii. — ck^id.I'^. 



1701 ( ). Cis FALLi sp. nov. 



Broader, more convex tbau crcherrhnus. Black, shining; autenmc and 

 legs reddisli-l)rowu. Tliorax with front niargui broadly rounded and slightly 

 prolonged, the surface much more coarsely punctate than in crchcrrimu.s. 

 Elytra with pubescence shorter and much less distinct than in that species; 

 the punctures differing in size, the larger ones, especially those close to the 

 suture, forming indefinite rows. Length 2-2.2 mm. 



Marion and Posey counties; scarce. April 11-September 20. 

 Taken beneath bark of wild cherry stump in open pasture; also in 

 woody funji'i, and debris of beech stuiH])s. 



1702 (53S9). CIS fuscu'es Mellie, Ann. Entom. France, VI, 1S4S, 271. 

 Oblong, subcylindrical, convex. IMceous black to dark reddish-brown, 



feebly shining, antennae and legs paler. Thorax one-half wider than long, 

 the apex prolonged and broadly rounded over head, surface finely and 

 evenly punctured. Elytral bristles moderate in length and in distinct rows ; 

 punctures fine, rather sparse and indistinct, being hidden by the small 

 transverse wrinkles. Length 2.5-3 mm. 



Southern half of State, common; less so in the northern coun- 

 ties. January 11-Noveraber 28. Occurs beneath bark of logs and 

 in fungi. 



1703 (5393). CIS chevrolatii Mellie, Ann. Entom. France, VI, 1S4S, 249. 

 Form and size of fuscipcs. Dark chestnut brown, feebly shining; legs 



and anteunai paler. Thorax with front angles distinct but less prominent 

 than in fmci'pes, surface finely and densely punctured. Larger punctures 

 of elytra distinct, not in rows, the pubescence shorter and less prominent 

 than in fuscipcs. Length 3 mm. 



Vigo County; rare. J.^-nuary 7. (!»ne specimen from beneath 

 a chunk near the l^order of a swamp. 



1704 (■ ). Cis cornutus sp. nov. 



Oblong, subcylindrical, robust. Dark reddish- or chest- 

 nut-brown, very thickly clothed with stiff, erect yellowish 

 hairs; beneath piceous, the legs and antennae paler. Front 

 concave ; clypeus with two prominent ti'iangular teeth, their 

 tips obtuse. Thorax one-third broader than long, sides 

 rounded; hind angles obtuse, frout ones distinct, acute; disk 

 convex, finely and rather sparsely punctured, and with a 

 broad, slightly recurved and notched horn-like lobe arising 

 from the front margin. Elytra with rather coarse deep 

 ^'*^(0riffiTKil)"' punctures, none of them in rows. Length 2.2 mm. (Fig. 

 353. ) 

 Described from a single male taken from a fungus-covered 

 stump near Grand Chain, Posey County. April <). Move robust 

 but a little shorter iban fuscipcs, with longer and more dense 

 pubescence, and rcmarkal)le for the processes of clypeus and thorax. 



