THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 289 



GEOMETRID NOTES -- WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW 



SPECIES AND VARIETIES. 



BY L. W. SWETT, BOSTON, MASS. 



Stamnodes pearsalli, n. sp. 



Expands 34mm. Palpi short, pinkish-tinged; head roseate 

 gray, between the antenrae is a reddish line. Thorax and abdo- 

 men fawn-coloured, tinged with reddish. Wings fawn-coloured or 

 grayioh brown, with a pinkish tinge in the fringe and on the costa. 

 There are four black patches on the fore wing at the costa; from 

 the body to the first spot the costa is reddish. The first black 

 spot is about 3 mm. from base of wing; between first and second 

 black spots there is a whitish streak, beyond which the costa is 

 grayish. The third spot is about 10 mm. from base of wing and 

 is larger than the others; it is apparently the beginning of a faint 

 black line or shading, which runs out almost at right angles with 

 costa to Mi, then runs back in a straight line until it reaches the 

 inner margin at about two-thirds out. This line is shaded with 

 white on the outside, and shows as a white patch at the costa, 

 about 1 mm. in width. Beyond, to the outer margin, the wing is 

 fawn without markings, except a fourth black patch near the 

 apex; fringe long and pinkish. I can see no discal spots .on hind 

 or fore wings. Hind wings fawn-coloured like fore wings, but 

 without markings. Beneath the markings are much more striking 

 than above. Costa grayish with pinkish striations to the third 

 black spot or about 12 mm. out from base, there is a trace of a 

 faint white line beyond. Near the apex is an oblong gray patch 

 surrounded with reddish striations. At the end near the apex 

 there are two sharp teeth. Perhaps in some specimens this patch 

 might be called triangular. The entire central portion of the fore 

 wings is lightish and rather transparent. On the outer margin, 

 just below apex, is a reddish triangular spot. The hind wings are 

 fawn-coloured, densely striated with red. Towards the outer 

 margin and running for a short distance with Mi is a red line, 

 running from just above centre of the wing towards outer margin, 

 and fading out just before reaching there. From inner margin 

 another broad, red line runs toward outer margin for about 4 mm., 

 then fades from sight; it is shaded by a white line. 



August, 1914. 



