376 Ih: W. Scliaus on 



Eupithecia superanSy sp. n. 



(J. Frons fuscous; vertex whitish s^rey. Collar brown, 

 thorax whitish grey ; the patagia shaded with fuscous. 

 Abdomen brown dorsally shaded with grey at middle. 

 Wini^s pale slate-grey; cilia light brown with darker 

 shadings. Fore wings: base of costa brown limited by a 

 wavily inbent black line, followed by a clear grey shade ; an 

 anteniedial faint brownish shade originating from a black 

 costal spot, followed by a finer clear grey line and then an 

 oblique black spot on costa ; costa medially brown ; a fuscous 

 streak on discocellular, followed by a clear grey line edged 

 with dark brown, outcurved, lunular to middle of inner 

 margin; postmedial clear grey inwardly preceded by a broad 

 fuscous shade on costa, a smaller shade at vein 4, and short 

 streaks on veins 5, 2, fold, and submedian, outwardly finely 

 edged with brown, this line is inbent on costa, slightly out- 

 bent, and somewhat wavy ; subterniinal line lunular dentate, 

 whitish grey, crossing a fuscous shade between veins 5 and 4, 

 which are terminally brown, and preceded by a brown shade 

 from vein 3 to inner margin; termen partly shaded with 

 fuscous, the tips of veins 2 and 6 also brown. Hind wings 

 crenulate, with lines corresponding to fore wings ; the post- 

 medial preceded by a fuscous shade between veins 3 and 5 ; 

 the subterniinal preceded by brownish shades ; terminal 

 brown shades, except space between veins 3 and 4 which is 

 whitisli grey. "Wings below dull grey. Fore wings : a dark 

 line from costa across black discocellular streak ; a fuscous 

 postmedial shade, broad on costa where it is preceded by a 

 short line, interrupted from vein 6 to near 4, with only a spot 

 on vein 5. Hind wings: a faint anteniedial and medial 

 line ; the postmedial broad, fuscous, angled between veins 4 

 and 3. 



Expanse 24 mm. 



Hab. Juan Vinas. 



Eupithecia tenebricosa, sp. n. 



(^ . Palpi, head, and collar whitish buif. Thorax and 

 abdomen dark purplish brown. Fore wings brown, basal 

 half tinged with purple, the lines and shades fuscous brown ; 

 basal and subbasal lines fine, outcurved, followed by a spot 

 on costa, and smaller shade in cell ; anteniedial fine, out- 

 angled in cell, and wavily inbent, followed by a broader 

 parallel shade ; a round black spot at end of cell crossed by 

 an outcurved line ; postmedial shade broad, followed by a 

 fine line punctiform on veins; subtermiual greyish, fine. 



