42 LEPIDOPTERA. 



56, pi. lxix. fig. 9. Many specimens have been taken in the 

 north of England and Scotland, and the species is in most 

 collections. The Oporabice approximaria and pretursaria, 

 mentioned by Mr. Weaver at page 3496 of the Zoologist, are 

 probably varieties of this species. 



Eupithecia togata, Hubner ; first discovered in this 

 country in 1845, being then met with "in a plantation of 

 spruce firs at .Black Park, Bucks, in the middle of June," 

 as recorded by Mr. Stevens at page 1086 of the Zoologist 

 for 1845. A figure and description of the insect by New- 

 man is on the same page. The insect has continuously been 

 met with at Black Park in subsequent seasons, and is now 

 in most collections. 



Eupithecia pusillata, Hubner ; the true pusillata 

 (that of Haworth being the Begrandaria of Boisduval) was 

 first enumerated as British in Doubleday's Catalogue at 

 page 19. Mr. Doubleday writes — " I have three specimens 

 taken by Mr. Wood, gardener to Captain Chawner, Ash- 

 burton, Devonshire; the large central black spot in the 

 anterior wings is a good distinguishing character." 



Eupithecia palustraria, Doubleday; first recorded and 

 described by Doubleday in the Zoologist for 1850, A pp. cv. 

 "This insect appears to be common in the fens of Hunting- 

 donshire ; it flies by day, spoiling in the sunshine in com- 

 pany with Pyrausta cespitalis, from which it is not easily 

 distinguished on the wing." This species is readily recog- 

 nised by the almost unicolorous anterior wings, and conspi- 

 cuous white spot at the anal angle. 



Eupithecia Callunaria, Sta. ; first recorded and de- 

 scribed by Doubleday in the Zoologist for 1850, App. cv. 

 The species is very common on heaths in the north of Eng- 

 land and Scotland, but it is an unsatisfactory obscure look- 

 ing insect, and it excites little surprise that it remained so 

 long undescribed. 



