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bore the same label as the first. After studying them carefully, I was 

 surprised to find the two were different species, and both males, and also 

 not conspecific with the two females at Cambridge, making three species 

 under one name. The two female (Texas) types were alike, but the males 

 were different species. The third male type (Mass.), Sanborn, I have been 

 unable to locate, though it may come to light in some of the Boston 

 Society of Natural History collections. The first male type, No. 1833 E, 

 is quite large, has strongly-ciliated antennae, long palpi, and pale outer 

 extradiscal band strongly angulated below costa and prominent discal 

 spot, wings dusky gray in colour. It comes rather close to my new 

 species, EupitJiecia G?'Ossbeckiata, but is almost twice as large and with 

 different markings. The second male. No. 1833a, is much smaller, of a 

 dull gray, and markings much like the first, only the antennee are simple 

 and the palpi are very short. This is a male, though doubtfully labelled 

 by Packard ; so we have two males not conspecific, and, so far as I know, 

 undescribed. I have retained the name i?iten'iiptofasciata (Pack.) on the 

 two female Texas types (Belfrage), Oct. and Nov., as they are conspecific 

 and in Packard's own collection at Cambridge, Mass. I am not prepared 

 to say what the two male Albany types are, except that at present they are 

 undescribed so far as I know. Last fall I took the males of E. 

 iiiterruptofasciata in September, sparingly on the under side of White 

 Pine limbs at Bedford, Mass., and they agree exactly with the Texas 

 females, and have simple antennce. I shall make my males co-types, and 

 deposit one with Dr. Felt at Albany, so that he may have the species. 

 Mr. Taylor sent me one some time ago, among some Eupithecias for 

 identification, which I believe was bred by Dr. Fletcher on the Juniper ; 

 it is slightly more of a brownish cast, where mine are gray. Early in May 

 I take a species, very close to intemiptofasciata, yet there are marked 

 differences, such as heavier extradiscal lines and no wave in it, 

 but the species may be double-brooded and variable. This species, 

 Eupithecia i?iter?upto/asciata, is easily told by the dashes on the veins 

 from the extradiscal line, and the line itself, when near inner margin, is 

 tpwed inwardly towards the body. This I think settles the standing of 

 this species, as I know every type but the Mass. (Sanborn). It is not 

 common with me, as Fonly take about six specimens every fall, and the 

 males are less numerous than females. I wish to thank Dr. Felt and Mr. 

 Samuel Henshaw for valuable information and assistance, also Mr. Young, 

 of Albany, N. Y. 



