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17(1.") ( ). CiS OONl'-USUS sp. IIOV. 



Kosi'iiihlcs crclK rriiiitis in form and size, riceous, tlio head and front 

 of tliurax tinged with reddish; legs, mouth parts and antennae reddish- 

 brown. Thorax very slightly broader than long, narrowed in front, sides 

 strongly rounded into the base, front angles obtuse, disk coarsely, deeply 

 and evenly punctured. Elytra more finely punctured than thorax, the punc- 

 tures deep and evenly distributed, but not in rows; the bristles very short, 

 scarcely distinct. Length 2 nun. 



Marion and Perry counties; rare. April 4-October 31. Taken 

 by sweeping- low lierl)age. The front angles of the thorax are less 

 prominent, its surface more conrsely punctured and the elytra are 

 less rugose than in the common fuscipes. 

 l~Qa ( ). CIS uRsri^iNA Casey, Journ. N. Y. Entom. Soc, VI, 1898, 83. 



Oblong, subcyliudrical, robust. Uniform chestnut brown, shining, sparsely 

 clothed with long, slender hairs. Thorax convex, one-half wider than long ; 

 sides broadly rounded ; disk finely and rather sparsely punctate, and in male 

 bearing a short, emarginate lobe at apex. Elytra slightly wider and more 

 than twice as long as thorax; more coarsely and sparsely punctured than 

 there. Front tibine simple at apex, not dilated or produced. Length 1.5 mm. 



Crawford County ; rai'e. May 25. Descrit)ed from Alabama. 



II. Ortiiocis Casey. 1898. (Gr., "straight + Cts.") 



Elongate, parallel, glabrous species having the elytral suture 

 impressed and margined toward the tip; antennal club 3-jointed 

 rather small and loose. 



1707 (5400). Orthocis punctatis Mellie, Ann. Entom. France, VI, 1848, 

 337. 



Elongate, subcyliudrical. Black, shining; legs and antennre reddish- 

 brown. Thorax one-half wider than long, sides almost straight, distinctly 

 margined ; angles all rounded, apex broadly curved ; disk finely, deeply and 

 rather closely punctate. Elytra nearly twice as long as wide, finely, irregu- 

 larly and rather sparsely punctate, each puncture witii a very minute sil- 

 very hair. Length 2.5 mm. 



IMarshali Connly. rai'e. June 12. Sifted from debris of oak 

 log. 



III. Xestocis Casey. 1898. (Gr., "smooth or dry-i- Ois.") 



To this genus Casey ascribes five species, having the proster- 

 num carinate and the front tibisie strongly oblique and acute on the. 

 outer side at ajiex. One of the five was described from Indiana. 



17(jy ( ). Xestocis levettei Casey, Journ. N. Y. Entom. Soc, VI, 



1898. 85. 

 Suboval, glabrous. Very dark reddish-brown, polished. Thorax two- 

 lifths wider Ihan long, simple and rounded at apex in both sexes; sides 



