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Endropia pectinaria Guenee. Plate 12, figs. 11, <?, 18, 9. 



Geometra pectinaria Den. and Schitf., Wien Verz., fig. C, 103, 1776. 



" Hiibn., Sclun. Eur., Geom., tab. 6, fig. 30, mas." 

 Ennomos pectinaria Treits , Scum. Eur., vi (i), 00, 1827. 



Dup., Lop. Franco, vii (iv), 107, pi. 145, fig. 4, 1829. 



Boisd., Gen. Ind., 183, 1840. 

 Endropia pectinaria Gueu. !!!, Phal., i, 122, 1857. 



Walk.!!!, List Lop. Hot. Br. Mns., xx, 149, 1860. 

 Endropia deductaria Walk. ! ! !, List Lep. Hot. Br. Mus., xx, 151, 1860. 



3.<? and 3 9. — Closely resembles E. serrataria'm size and markings; 

 the wings are however less scalloped, the teeth in the hind wing between 

 the apex and middle of the wing being shorter and more obtuse; the apex of 

 the fore wings is similarly acute. Body and wings deep ochreous, much as 

 in E. amcenaria, and wanting the dark hue on the outer border of the wings, 

 which is nearly as clear as the middle and base. Two fawn-brown lines on 

 the fore wings, the inner much cur-ved, straight between the subcostal and 

 median vein, and bent on the costa. Outer line curved, with a tendency to 

 become doubled in the middle in the male but simple in the female ; shaded 

 outside diffusely with the same color as the line itself in the male but not in 

 the female. Discal dots black, distinct on both wings. Wings speckled 

 with black strigae; apex of fore wings quite clear, with a dark oblique shade, 

 the outer border clear. In one female, there are two rather large sub marginal 

 black spots in the middle of both wings; and in one male a pale rust-red one in 

 the second median cell, and one on the hind wing larger and enveloping the 

 second median vein. Fringe darker than the rest of the wing. On the hind 

 wings the common line is duplicated on the hind edge, and again in the middle; 

 a basal, diffuse, straight line is present. Beneath as above, but the lines are 

 darker and more distinct, and the fringe darker, and the strigse coarser 

 than above. The hind tibiae swollen: legs concolorous with the body, speckled 

 with black-brown. Palpi tipped with black scales beneath. 



Length of body, <?, 0.75, 9, 0.60; of fore wing, <?, 7;>, 9, 0.77; 

 expanse of wings, 1.50—1.60 inches. 



West Farms, N. Y. (Angus); Missouri (Riley); Lawrence, Kans. (Snow). 



It may be known by the three well-marked teeth on the apical half of 



the hind wings, the clear border, and clear dark lines beneath; otherwise it is 



much like E. effectaria. The artist has wrongly put pectinated antennae on the 



figure of the female (tig. 18). The male is well represented by Dupon- 



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