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GEOMETRID NOTES, WITH DESCRIPriONS OF NEW 



SPECIES. 



BY L. W. SWETT, BEDFORD, MASS. 



Eupiihecia Russeliata, n. sp. — Expands 13-16 mm., palpi }^ mm,, 

 general colour grayish white, antenna not ciliated. 



This species seems to vary in size and colour, but the markings 

 remain distinct. Fore wings of a grayish white, with four distinct black 

 patches on costa the beginnings of lines. The basal is indistinct and 

 broken on the median vein, the intradiscal runs to inner margin in a series 

 of waves, the discal spot is black, very large, round and prominent. The 

 extradiscal line is rounded out below costa and opposite discal spot, 

 appearing like dots on the veins and curving inwardly on vein 3 to inner 

 margin. A pale broad band borders the extradiscal line, following the 

 same course, then comes the marginal area, suffused broadly with gray, 

 through which a narrow zigzag line runs to inner margin, fringe gray. 

 Hind wings same colour as fore wnngs, with traces of five lines, the first 

 three of which are shown only in dots on the inner angle, a small linear 

 discal spot, then a broad dark dotted line accentuated on veins, rather 

 irregular in its course, runs up to meet the extradiscal line of fore wings, 

 beyond a broad pale band, then a dotted line taking the same course as- 

 the extradiscal, another pale band and marginal dots ; fringe longer than 

 on fore wings and grayish ; body ash-coloured. Beneath paler than above, 

 with the two extra bands very prominent, rounded out opposite discal spot 

 and curving to about vein 5, then inwardly towards body. Hind wings 

 the same except that the lines are more dotted on the veins, and the 

 extradiscal makes a deep dip at about vein 4. This species seems to be 

 quite widely distributed over the Atlantic region. 



Co-types, 3 J" s, 3 9 s. Winchendon, Mass. (April 12), Dr. Russel ; 

 Framingham (April 21, '05), Mr. Frost; Taunton, Mass. (L. Swett), April 

 14 ; Newark, N. J. (Mr. Broadwell), April 6. I take pleasure in naming 

 this species after my friend Dr. Russel, of Winchendon, Mass. 



Eupithecia Brauneata^ n. sp. — Expands 22 mm., antennae very 

 slightly ciliated beneath, palpi very short, general colour dark gray. 



Fore wings dark fuscous-gray, a faint wavy inner band, then a broad 

 dark band straighter on inner side than outer, on the outer has a projection 

 opposite the discal spot, then runs irregularly to the inner margin. This 

 is bordered with a pale band, then a narrow irregular line runs from costa, 



Jiilr, 1908 



