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as long as the fourth and fifth together. The epistoma has 

 two small teeth or angulations on each side of middle, with a 

 strong emargination between them. The foretibiae are 

 produced externally at tip into a point. The male has a sharply 

 defined fovea on first ventral segment. Taken also at Cincin- 

 natij Ohio and Mobile, Ala. 



Cis fuscipes, Mellie 



The species that is known as fuscipes in collections and 

 was so considered by LeConte, Horn and the older coleop- 

 terists, is a stout, rounded piceous species, with pale legs and 

 antennae. The punctures are dual and surface rugulose. The 

 vestiture of conspicuous bristles is arranged in regular rows. ' 

 The epistoma is simple but reflexed and slightly truncate or 

 feebly rounded in front. The prothoracic apex is rounded and 

 rather prominent in both sexes. The males have no mark on 

 first ventral segment. In size the specimens vary from 1-08 

 to 3 mm. Specimens have been seen from nearly every state 

 in the United States, even California (Alameda Co.). At 

 Cincinnati, Ohio, it is very abundant and lives in various 

 Polyporoid fungi. No other Cis is as common and widely 

 distributed as this. A comparison with the type only will 

 decide if this is the species described as fuscipes by Mellie. 

 The form considered chevrolati in collections seems to be a 

 variety of the variable fuscipes. The species described as 

 carolinae, Casey is said to differ in having the third and fourth 

 joints of the antennae equal in length. Specimens from Cincin- 

 nati, identified as carolinae by Col. Casey, have this character, 

 but I find it a variable one. Otherwise I can see no difference 

 between it and juscipes. 



Cis impressa, Casey 



Journal, New York Ent. Soc, vol. vi, No. 2, p. 79. This 

 is an abundant species in various localities in California, 

 Oregon, Idaho, and seems to extend across the country as far 

 as East ]Machias, Me. I also have specimens from Swansea, 

 Mass. I can not see any constant specific difference between 



