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woods, and may often be found towards the end of July, or early in 

 August, in the afternoons, resting on the pine-tree trunks from two to eight 

 feet from the ground, their wings slantingly folded close over the body. 

 At dusk they fly about in openings in the woods with exactly the same 

 hovering flight as the larger species, but later in the evening are often 

 attracted to lights in windows, sometimes in large numbers. 



There are a number of other equally interesting species of these moths 

 found in Canada, which space does not permit being even mentioned here, 

 but it is hoped this article will serve to call attention to the group. In 

 order to get accurate information about the distribution and variations of 

 these little-known moths, it is desirable that the capture of any species 

 should be placed on record, with the dates and localities. The writer is 

 anxious to obtain, by exchange, specimens of all the North American 

 species, from as many localities as possible, and will consider it a privilege 

 to examine and return any specimens that may be sent for comparison. 



SOME NEW SPECIES OF NORTH AMERICAN GEOMETRIDT:. 



BY JOHN A. GROSSBECK, NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J. 

 (Continued from page 157.) 



Cleora agrestaria, new species. — Expanse, 27-30.5 mm. Head and 

 palpi dark gray ; front dark brown. Thorax and abdomen brownish-gray, 

 the segments of the latter edged posteriorly with deep brown. Ground 

 colour of wings whitish-gray, heavily overlaid with brownish-gray. Basal 

 line absent. Intradiscal line blackish, contrasting, edged inwardly by an 

 equally broad border of pale brown, commences on costa one-third out 

 from base, and is directed outward toward centre of wing, but is lost a 

 short distance below costa ; begins again near discal spot, and extends 

 slightly outcurved and obliquely inward to inner margin, ending quite close 

 to root of wing. Extradiscal line blackish, faintly toothed outwardly on 

 the veins, and edged externally below M 2 by a broad border of pale brown; 

 begins on costa one-fourth in from apex, and appears only on the veins to 

 Mj, thence continuous to inner margin, being as a whole slightly out- 

 curved from costa to middle of wing, then extends very obliquely inward, 

 running almost parallel to intradiscal line. Subterminal line whitish, 

 deeply scalloped, runs through centre of broad outer space ; internally 

 between M x to Cu^ it is edged with a deep brown shade, and this joins 

 with a subnpical dash of the same colour, Terminal line black, scalloped, 



June, 1909 



