THE LEPIDOPTERIST 



scarce or did not show up at all, as for instance 

 fratercula with its forms, similis f. aholah, our north- 

 ern form of arnica as yet undescribed, cerogama, and 

 others. Catocala coccinata which in certain localities 

 is more numerous than any other Catocala species was 

 represented by only four specimens, this year. On the 

 other hand some species appeared in surprisingly large 

 numbers, as for instance, ultronia, badia, retecta, hab- 

 ilis and unijuga. Some appeared normally abundant : 

 gracilis f. sordida, antinympha, concumbens. Catocala 

 cara, and amatrix were scarce. Three specimens of 

 Erebus odora were taken in different localities in East- 

 ern Massachusetts. 



For Geometridae it was one of the finest collecting 

 seasons until August, when they became scarce. The 

 writer has never seen them in such large numbers as 

 appeared in May and June- 



Arctiidae, Cossidse and Hepialidse were rather scarce, 

 except for the imported Leopard moth, Zeucera pyrina. 

 Three female specimens were taken of the rare Priono- 

 nystus macmurtrei, freshly emerged, on red oak. 



GEOMETRID NOTES 



New Species from California 



By L.IV. Swett 

 Cleora melanocarpa n. sp. Male : Expanse 

 30-32mm. Head and thorax brown, palpi short and 

 black scaled. Forewings brownish with black 

 basal line, which starts from prominent spot on the 

 costa, about one fourth out and curves back 

 almost to base of wing. There seems to be a faint 

 geminate line accompaning this on inner side. Half 

 way between the intra and extra discal lines, is a heavy 

 black spot on costa, which is connected by an incurved 

 line with the black discal dot. From the discal spot 

 the line runs straight to inner margin, accentuated on 

 median vane by a black spot- The extra discal line starts 

 about one fourth in from the apex and makes a curve 

 rounded outwardly to vein C, 1, then curves inwardly 



