350 PROCEEDiyGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. vol.37. 



ANAMETIS SUBFUSCA Fall. 



Las Vegas Hot Springs, New Mexico, August 10-12 (Barber and 



Schwarz) . 



Genus MELBONUS Casey. 



MELBONUS SCAPALIS Casey. 



This species is not represented. 



MELBONUS DENTICULATUS, new species. 



One specimen collected in the Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona, 

 May 10, by Hubbard and Schwarz. 



This species is essentially a member of the genus Melbonus because 

 of the distinct scrobes reaching the lower edge of the eyes, the non- 

 constricted beak, and all other important characters, except that 

 very minute fimbriae are visible, and the anterior tibiae are strongly 

 denticulate. 



The following specific characters will serve to distinguish it from 

 scapalis Casey. Head at least half as wide as prothorax, eyes promi- 

 nent, separated by one and one-half times their own width; beak over 

 one-fourth longer than wide, but liardly more than one-half as long 

 as the prothorax; broadly depressed along middle from base, and 

 more narrowly so on the sides. Elytra two and one-quarter times as 

 long as wide, three times as long as prothorax; sides almost parallel, 

 evenly and broadly arcuate; base straight, humeri rectangular, 

 minute. Length 10 mm.; width 3.5 mm. 



Type.— Cat. No. 12598, U.S.N.M. 



Genus AMNESIA Horn. 



AMNESIA SQUAMIPUNCTATA, new species. 



Described from two specimens collected by H. S. Barber at Eureka, 

 California, June 7. 



Length 7 mm; width 2.7-3 mm. Elongate, ovoidal, widest at 

 apical third of elytra, convex above, reddish or piceous throughout, 

 undersides darkest; vestiture consisting of small rounded, striate 

 scales densely covering the upper surface and disposed among the 

 shining tubercles of the thorax, golden, brown or black in color, and 

 intermingled with stiff suberect curved bristles especially on the 

 elevated alternate intervals; scales on head both round and linear; 

 elytral punctures each provided with oblong striate scales, almost as 

 wide as, but longer than the interspace scales; scales mixed oval and 

 oblong on the sides, but becoming long and very fine setae along the 

 middle of the venter. 



The species is further separable from tumida Casey, the only other 

 species with very elevated alternate intervals, by the following char- 

 acters: Head two-thirds as wide as prothorax, the entire surface of 



