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and laffial row of Mack dots; a basal, narrow, l)lafU, curved linr; l)elwccii 

 this and the mesial !)lack enrved line, which dilutes very l)roa<lly ou tlieco>ta, 

 and encloses the large, oval, black, discal dot, is aJ)road reddish Itaiid, darker 

 on the costa. Between this and 1 lie mesial iiand is a linear dark line. P.eyond 

 is a broad whitish band, interrupted l)y three l)lack, ol)scnre, broken rows ot 

 black scales, l)()un(led liy a blacl\ line, w liieh is oi)lique on the costa, innwjr 

 I'rom wilhiu outward. IJeyond this is a l)road reddish l)an<l, limited e\*ternally 

 bv tlu' usual waved white line, which is bordered within with i)lackish, w ith 

 two geminate, black sjiols in the middle, and two others on the inner angle of 

 the wing: edg(> black: tVinge pale, darker at the base. Hind wings with live 

 dark lines; discal dot di.stinct. Beneath pale cinereous, with one inner and 

 two out(n- narrow, dilRise, dusky lines; co.sta dusky; discal dots very distinct; 

 wings more produced than usual. 



Length of body, 0.30; fore wing, 0.3G ; expanse of wings, 0.75 inch. 



This small species may be readily recognized by the two pairs of gemi- 

 nate, dark spots on the outer edge, the two broad rc'ddisli fascia;, and the white 

 head and white ground-color, and by the two reddish dilfuse bands and large 

 discal dot. 



Quebec, Canada (Belanger) ; Brunswick, Me., June, not uncommon 

 (Packard). 



EupiTUECiA ABSYNTHiATA Linnjcus. Plate 8, figs. 2, 3. 



" Geomctra absynthiaia Liun., Fauna Suec, 339, 1701." 

 " Iliibu., Scbni. Eur., 453, 179(i." 

 " Dijumatogc ahsijnthiaia Hiibu., Verz., ;tt4, 1818." 

 Larcutia miniiUita Treits. vi, 105; Siippl., -213, 1828. 

 " Eiqniliicia notata Stepb. 111. Hans., iii, 286, 1831." 

 Eupithccia miiiulitUi Boisd., Gcu. luil., 211, 1840. 

 Eupithecia coatjnlala Gueii., Pbal., ii, :J39, 18.57. 



Walk., List Lcp. Het. Br. Mus., x.xiv, 1241, 18C2. 

 Eiipilhecia geminata Pack., I'iftb Rep. Peab. Acad. Sc, 5S, 1873. 



4 <? and 4 2 . — Wings well roumled at the apex, much more so than usual. 

 Palpi large and stout. Body and wings uniformly rather pale cinereous; 

 win<'s very free from the usual lines; four costal dots, larger than the 

 others, the outer oiu; forming a large dark triangle, the third an oblique 

 line connecting with the discal dot, which is large and very distinct, black ; 

 an inner one consisting of a few minute, black, fine dots. A line, wavy, 

 scalloped, submargiual, [nde line, often interrui)ted, and forming a row of dots. 

 Edge of wing with very narrow, black, interveriular lines; fringe pale dusky 



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