THE MINUTE TEEE-FU'NGUS BEETLES. S'99 



1705 ( ). Cis coNFUSUs sp. nov. 



Resembles crebcniinvs in form and size. Piceous, the head and front 

 of thorax 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 i^unctured. 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 mm. 



ilarion and Perry counties ; rare. April 4— October 31. Taken 

 by sweeping low herbage. The front angles of the thorax are less 

 prominent, its surface more coarsely punctured and the elytra are 

 less rugose than in the common fuscipes. 



1706 ( ). Cis uesulina Casey, Journ. N. Y. Entom. See, VI, 1898, 83. 



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



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

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

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

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

 there. Front tibiae simple at apex, not dilated or produced. I^ength 1.5 mm. 



Crawford County ; rare. May 25. Described from Alabama. 



II. Orthocis Casey. 1898. (Gr., "straight -h «s.") 



Elongate, parallel, glabroiLS species having the elytral suture 

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

 rather small and loose. 



1707 (5400). Oethocis punctatt s MelliS, Ann. Entom. France, VI, 1848, 



337. 



Elongate, subcylindrieal. Black, shining ; legs and antennje reddish- 

 bro«ii. Thorax one-h.ilf wider than long, sides almost straight, distinctly 

 margined ; angles all rounded, apex Ijroadly cur\ ed ; disk finely, deeply and 

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

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

 very hair. Length 2.5 mm. 



jMai-shall County; rare. June 12. Sifted from debris of oak 

 log. 



III. Xestocis Casey. ' 1898. (Gr., "smooth or dry + Cis.") 



To this genus Casey ascrilies live species, having the prester- 

 num carinate and the front tibiit strongly oblique and acute on the 

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



1708 ( ). Xestocis mivettei Casey, Journ. N. X. Entom. Soc, VI, 



1898, 85. 

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

 flfths wider than long, simple and rounded at apex in both sexes; sides 



