52 THE LEPIDOPTERIST 



New Geometrids 



By L. W. Sivett, Boston, Mass. 

 Stamnodes Cassinoi nov. sp. 



Palpi and front of head bright reddish brown, tho- 

 rax and abdomen fuscous, the latter at tip tinged with 

 rax and abdomen fuscous, the latter at tip tinged with 

 reddish. Primaries centrally and at inner margin 

 dark smoky fuscous, costa reddish brown spri-nkled 

 with fine black striations. There are three white 

 spots on costa, the basal about one-fourth out on cos- 

 ta, the second has a short black line running from it 

 to median vein, where it disappears. The third spot 

 is situated about two-thirds out from base of wing 

 and has a black line running out sharply towards 

 outer border to median vein then bending sharply 

 back going straight to inner margin. This second and 

 third line form a sort of shadowy square below costa 

 something as annellata Hulst. Near the apex the 

 reddish brown shade of costa broadens out forming 

 quite a wide reddish brown border, at apex a faint 

 black apical spot. Fringe long, reddish brown, speckled 

 with dark fuscous. Secondaries without any lines, 

 unicolorous dark fuscous except fringe which is red- 

 ish brown. Beneath primaries as above, lines faintly 

 showing through, the tip of the wings are dark red- 

 ish brown, also same color along costa. Secondaries 

 entirely dark reddish brown with a single dark line 

 which runs straight to just below center of wing then 

 turns sharply back to margin nearest body. No other 

 markings or discal spots apparent. This is a most 

 striking Geometer and one of the most distinct of the 

 genus. I take pleasure in naming this after my friend, 

 Mr. S. E. Cassino, whose work in conjunction with 

 Packard, on the Monograph, will be well remembered. 

 The antennae of this species appear to be slightly 

 more serrate than usual. 



Expanse 30 m. m. 



Holotype 1 S (III-6) Eldridge, California, col- 

 lector Jacob Doll, in Mr. Samuel E. Cassino's collec- 

 tion at Salem, Mass. 



