THE MINUTE TREE-FUNGUS BEETLES. 



899 



1705 ( ). Cis confcjsus sp. nov. 



Resembles oreberrimus 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 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 mm. 



Marion 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 ursulixa Casey, Journ. X. Y. Entom. Soc, VI, 1898, 83. 



Oblong, subcylindrical, 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 tibiae simple at apex, not dilated or produced. Length 1.5 mm. 



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



II. Orthocis Casey. 1898. (Gr., "straight + Vis.") 



Elongate, parallel, glabrous species having the elytral suture 

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

 rather small and loose. 



1707 (5400). Oethocis punctattjs Mellie, Ann. Entom. France, VI, 1848, 



337. 



Elongate, subcylindrical. Black, shining ; legs and antennae 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 with a very minute sil- 

 very hair. Length 2.5 mm. 



Marshall County; rare. June 12. Sifted from debris of oak 



log. 



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



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

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

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



1708 ( ). Xestocis levettei Casey, Journ. N. Y. Entom. Soc, VI, 



1898, 85, 



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

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



