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Paratype. — One <? , Venice, Calif., May 6, 1913, H. H. 

 Newcomb. 



I take pleasure in naming this species after my friend, Mr. H. 

 H. Newcomb, who has rendered me valuable assistance in the way 

 -'of specimens. 



Sicya macularia, var. lewisi, n. var. 



Expands 26 mm. Palpi a little longer than macularia, shaded 

 with pink. Wings shaped much as macularia, but with less of a 

 curve below apex, outer margin being straighter. Wings lemon 

 yellow without markings to outer margin, except rosy shading 

 along costa, a minute black discal spot and a red spot on centre of 

 inner margin. A reddish brown line runs from near apex to inner 

 margin beyond this line, the entire outer margin is chocolate brown. 

 Along the median vein there is a chocolate c-hading, but so pale as 

 to look like a streak. The hind wing is paler than fore wing, 

 a reddish, irregular line runs from inner margin to outer in a curve. 

 Beyond this line the margin is chocolate colour, as the fore wing. 

 Beneath the fore wings are marked as above, with chocolate outer 

 margin. Hind wings have small reddish discal spot, and the outer 

 line appears as spots on the veins, outer margin pale chocolate. 



Holotype.— One d", Mt. W'ilson, Calif., July 11, 1913, H. H. 

 Newcomb. 



I name this variety in memory of my father, Lewis Swett, who 

 assisted me in many ways in building up my collection of 

 Geometrids. 



This seems to be a distinct species, but macularia is so vari- 

 able it is possible that this is a tendency towards melanism, and I 

 prefer to regard it as a variety. 



Cingilia catenaria, var. immacularia, n. var. 



Expands 40 mm. This variety has the same colourings as to 

 head, thorax and body as the normal form. The wings are smoky 

 white, without any trace of lines, except a black dot close to body, 

 just beyond this is a faint dot on costa, then on median vein and 

 on vein 1A. The edge of the wing has minute black dots at end of 

 veins. Beneath the wings are pahr than above, only the black 



