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New Species of Geometridse. (No. 4.) 

 By Geo. D. Hui.st. 



Heterolocha ? Snoviaria, sp. nov. 



Expands 28 mm. Head, thorax and abdomen etcher, the abdomen slightly 

 lighter than the other parts. Antenna- smoky ocher. Fore wings deep ocher, loosely 

 and somewhat irregularly dusted with dark brown specks. A dark fuscous, almost 

 black line, rather irregularly scalloped, beginning on costa just within apex and 

 reaching the inner margin two-thirds out from base ; the points of the scallops are 

 turned outward, and each one has in its sinus a while space forming thus a broken 

 white line. The dark scalloped line is distinct on outer edge, indistinct on inner, 

 and fades gradually into the ground color. Discal point tine, black. Fringe whitish 

 with indistinct smoky spaces between the veins. Hind wings white, with a laint 

 ocher tinge, immaculate. Beneath much as above, but with surface smoother, more 

 indistinct, the outer space on fore wings lighter, the inner more fuscous. 



i rj\ N. Mex. The insect was received by me from Prof. F. H. 

 Snow of the University of Kansas in whose honor I give it its specific 

 name. He stated that it was not a unique, but I am not aware how 

 many other specimens he may have. 



Eois parvularia, sp. nov. 



Expands 12 mm. Head, thorax and abdomen dull fuscous brown. Wings clay 

 white overlaid with fuscous. A faint basal cross line, a more decided cross line on 

 the outer space, beginning three-fourths out upon the costa and reaching the inn.'r 

 margin two thirds out. This line is slightly bent, strongly wavy. This is followed 

 by a hand of even width of a color somewhat darker than the general color of the 

 wing. Discal points faint. Hind wings small with the lines and hands of the fore 

 wings continued. Beneath as above, with the outer band a little more marked. 



1^,299, Texas. 

 Eois ? scintillularia. 



Expands 10 mm. Head dusky ferruginous. Thorax and abdomen dark smoky 

 ocher, the abdomen with indistinct darker ambulations. Fore wings brownish, 

 overlaid with clove color to just beyond black discal point where the color terminates 

 in a faint ferruginous line running parallel with outer margin ; another faint sub- 

 marginal line of the same color. Space beyond the first line yellowish, somewhat 

 clouded. Hind wings reddish brown at base, slightly washed with dove color, 

 reaching to discal spot, which is dark indistinct ; the rest of the wing yellowish with 

 a curved bright narrow line just beyond discal point, and a broad line or narrow 

 band of the same color in submarginal space parallel with outer margin. Beneath 

 the same general markings repeated in fuscous and light ocher. 



i $, Fla. Presented to me by Mr. W'm. Beutenmuller. This in- 

 probably the smallest of all our Geometers. It is decidedly prettj 

 and peculiar. I place it provisionally in Eois, although it is genericallj 

 distinct From anything I know. 



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