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Meghypena velifera, Grote, plate 2, fig 79. 
The ground color, which obtains over the basal and terminal fields of the 
fore wings, is pale ochrey, covered with dark strigae asin the Geometrid genus 
Endropia. These marks are visible all along the costa. On the internal mar- 
gin at extreme base the wing shows a dark shade. The first of the median 
lines is outwardly acutely projected on the median nervure, below which 
it runs evenly inwardly to internal margin. Above that point it runs 
inversely to costa, being inwardly dentate below costal nervure. The median 
space is purply blackish with the ordinary spots black and distinct. The 
median lines show accompanying deep brownish shades on the median space 
that meet centrally below the median nervure. Outer median line even, 
like the inner line in appearance, bent at median nervure and running 
inwardly below it to internal margin. Subterminal line consisting of an 
undulating series of clouded blackish spots tipped outwardly by white scales. 
A large diffuse brown shade lies on external margin below the apices, obliquely 
margined superiorly. Terminal line dark, interrupted. Hind wings fuscous, 
without markings, with a dark subcontinuous terminal line, and with the 
discal mark and strigae of the under-surface reflected ; fringes stained with 
ochreous. A primary wing measures 20 m. m. along the costa. 
Habitat, Sharon Springs, N. Y. (O. Meske coll.) 
Meghypena lentiginosa, Grote. 
6.—Resembles the preceding species strongly in ornamentation but not 
in color. The primaries are fuscous, but little darker than the secondaries. 
The median space does not contrast, but dark brown shades line the median 
lines and extend centrally below the median nervure as in M. velifera. The 
ordinary spots have the same representation. None of the usual markings 
contrast on the primaries in this duller-hued species which seems to exceed 
M. velifera in size, while agreeing with it in the details of the ornamentation, 
and especially that,on the fore wings beneath, the simple more prominent 
black dot followed by whitish scales, below the costa, and which inaugurates 
the obsolete subterminal line, is quite evident. Bearing in mind the varia- 
bility of Zanclognatha laevigata, Grote, and Renia discoloralis, Guenée, the 
union of the two species I here declare seems probable, and yet thet effect 
produced on my mind by the specimens I have now under consideration, is 
that of having to do with two distinct species. It seems unlikely that the 
bright-hued M. velifera with the pale ochrey ground color of the primaries 
should be specifically identical with the sombre-hued M. lentiginosa, which 
recalls in appearance the species of Macrhypena. A primary wing of M. lent- 
iginosa measures 22 m. m. along the costal region. 
Habitat, Albany, N. Y. (2339, coll. Lintner). 
