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GEOMETRID NOTES, WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW 



SPECIES. 



BY L. W. SWETT, BEDFORD, MASS. 



Eupithecia Taylorata, nov. sp. — Expands 22-23 rn™- Discal spots 

 on all wings black and distinct. Palpi rather long with black scales, 

 antennae ringed minutely with black. Fore wings ash-gray with darker 

 shadings, five dark gray costal patches somewhat diffuse, from which as 

 many wavy lines run across the wing to inner margin ; lines are white 

 towards outer margin, shaded heavily with black scales towards body, the 

 first and second basally run in waves to inner margin, the third almost 

 touches black costal spot, broader than the other two, and runs irregularly 

 to inner margin ; extra-discal line is heaviest, and is strongly angled 

 beneath costa, where it bends back and runs irregularly to inner margin, 

 beyond this the fifth and last band is bordered on outride by a white 

 zigzag line further in from outer margin than usual in the Eupithecias. 

 The margin of wing is pale ash, fringe pale ash, with dark patches at veins, 

 and shorter than ijiterruptofasciata, its nearest ally. Hind wings have 

 five pale ash bands with darker shadings, extra-discal is most prominent. 



Beneath : fore wings have three prominent bands, the basal shaded 

 with fuscous to body, extra-discal strongly angled below costa, less waved 

 than above and fainter, runs to inner margin, the marginal band corre- 

 sponds to white zigzag line on upper side, but white shows only faintly 

 beneath, and is not zigzag, rounded to inner margin. Hind wings have 

 four wavy lines — two intra-discal, two extra-discal, heaviest on inner 

 margin, very wavy between veins, dark patch at end of veins in fringe. 

 This resembles superficially interrupiofasciata, but is very distinct in its 

 five whitish lines with black shadings and white zig-zag line well in from 

 outer margin. I name this species in honour of my friend, the Rev. G. 

 W. Taylor, who has done so much work in this difficult genus. 



Type. — (^ , May 29, 1901, Sherborn, Mass.; ^, June 20, 1906, Mon- 

 mouth, Me. 



Eupithecia Frostiata, nov. sp. — Expands 15-18 mm. Discal spots 

 black and distinct. Palpi moderate brown-scaled, wings of a reddish- 

 brown cast. Four prominent costal patches, from which as many lines 

 run to inner margin : first line, basal, rounded to inner margin ; second 

 parallel to it ; third costal patch has white patch bordering it towards 

 outer margin of wing, angled strongly below costa, then continuing in 



November, 1907 



