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Secondaries in color and markings same as primaries; the geminate pale 

 line, not distinct, can be traced parallel to margin. An irregular line 

 of blade scales runs from middle of inner margin to the fine linear 

 black discal dot. A white spot and cluster of black scales at anal angle. 

 Terminal line black, broken at veins. Fringes pale brown, long, faintly 

 barred. Beneath all wings a yellowish ashen, dark ashen subterminally, 

 the pale line as above, but more clearly defined, curving regularly out 

 from costa around discal dot, and inwardly margined with dusky scales, 

 becoming broad and jet black at costa. On secondaries, the irregular 

 line of black scales, running from inner margin to discal dot, is heavily 

 marked, on one wing appearing to run through it, ending in a black 

 spot at costa: a dark ashen basal area, and outside the pale line, is a 

 dusky line, curved strongly outward as it leaves inner margin, thence 

 curving to costa, hence not parallel to outer margin. Body beneath, legs, 

 and abdomen soiled-white, thickly sprinkled with dark gray scales, the 

 latter with two terminal segments dark, as above. 



Tv/v.v Two males from Merrick Museum collection, taken 

 at Xew I'.rishton, Pa., one IV, 2 ( ), 03, by H. D. Merrick, the 

 other EV, 27, 08. The latter Mr. F. V .Merrick has kindly 

 allowed me to retain. The species seems to he rare, hut should 

 he easily recognized by the heavv antenna! structure. 



Eupithecia promulgata, new species. 



Expanse : Male, 19 mm. ; female, 22 mm. 



Palpi long, dark brown, tipped with white. Antennae moderate, in 

 male shortly biciliate, in female ciliate. Front, thorax, and abdomen 

 above dark brownish-gray, darker brown across thorax in front and 

 beneath abdomen. A white spot on scutel, one on third segment of 

 abdomen at sides, and at its extreme tip. Wings broad, somewhat 

 extended apically, with outer margins rounded, on secondaries slightly 

 flattened from veins 2 to 6. All wings a dark gray-brown, darkened 

 along costa and subterminally. The cross-lines are double, whitish 

 (clear white in female) where they cross the veins, producing a mottled 

 effect. The basal pair about one-third out run in outward curve, some- 

 what waved, to inner margin. Intradiscal pair leave costa above the 

 large black oval discal spot, the inner line passing in a curve just outside 

 it to the point where vein 2 leaves cell, then with another outward curve 

 to inner margin. Extra discal line pale geminate, rather broader at costa 

 runs outward to vein 6, turns abruptly and proceeds, excepting a slight 

 outcurve below vein 2, almost in straight line to inner margin. All 

 veins are marked with short Mack dashes, a series of heavier ones indi- 

 cating an obscure extra discal line across both wings. Subterminal 

 line white, fine, serrate, clearly marked from costa to vein 4, ending 

 in a large clear white spot between veins 3 and 4. Another similar 



