AMEnieANA 



VOL. 11. BROOKLYN, JfiNUSRY, 1887. 

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NO. 10. 



New species of Geometridae, No 3. 



By Rev. Geo. D. IIulst. 



Ephyra plantagenaria, sp. nov. Expands 21 mm. Palpi very short, black 

 with scattered white scales liecciming thu-. yjray beneath; front black; thorax and ab- 

 domen light gray, the abJomeii with indistinct annul tion; of lighter color, often 

 white. Fore wings light gray, more or less overlaid with dark gray, forming indcf 

 inite lines and bands. The basal space is often dark gray, and the lines are three, 

 each well determined on costa, indefinite, dissolving into the ground color as they 

 cross the wings; the first is finest, the out-?r broadest, the latter band like vvith heavy 

 cloud at middle and near inner margin, all very much angulate wavy across the 

 wings. An indeterminate submargiiial line or shading and a marginal line of black 

 points; annulate spots faintly discerned on middle line. Hind wings like fore wings 

 but wanting the first line; annulate spot faintly evident. Beneath, li,;ht cinereous 

 with outer line evident, as also annulate spots. 



7(j^, ^9' T"ex. .\iiz. Coll. Lintner, Neum. Hulst. 



Acidalia obluridata sp. nov. Expands 19 mm.. Palpi and head reddish brown; 

 Wings whitish washed with light ochreous, which is somewhat darkened into cross 

 lines; over the wings is also a peppering of black scales, very much scattered but 

 more numerous on the crossline-;, and forming on fore wings a cloud at middle of 

 outer third, and at inner margin, and on hind wings a somewhat distinct intra medi- 

 an line. On fore wings, the first line is basal, bent, the next exti-adiscal, oblique, and 

 on the outer third, closely together and parallel, are three others, in part coalescing, 

 dentate or wavy, showing white dentate space between; apart from the basal line the 

 hind wings correspond; hind wings somewhat angled; discal spots small black- a 

 row of black points on each wing just within margin, and an alternatin" row on 

 fringe, faint: fringe light ochreous. Beneath whitish, without the ochreous tin<'-e 

 and with the black run into the cross lines, which thus become quite marked espe 

 cially outwardly. 



19 Rockledge, Fla.. Coll. Hill. 



Acidalia volucrata, sp. nov. Expands 19 mm. Palpi, head and thorax 

 light ochreous, rather dull and blurred; abdomen same color, with a brownish cast 



