from China, Japan, and Corea. 67 



^ There were specimens from Oiwake, Yokohama, Gifu, and 

 Yesso in Fryer's collection. 



Hob. Japan and Yesso. 



Probably an Eastern Asian representative of E. rectangu- 

 lata, L. 



Eupithecia consueta. 



Eupithecia consueta. Butl. Ann. & Mag". Nat. Hist. (5) iv p. 442 

 (1879). 



Five specimens from Yokohama and one from Yesso in 

 Fryer's collection. 



Hob. Japan and Yesso. 



Eupithecia Pryeriaria, sp. n. 



Male. Fale whity brown. Primaries traversed by several 

 pale brown, transverse lines, but these are only distinct on 

 the costa ; there is a pale brownish mark on the basal third of 

 costa and a short oblique dash below it on the inner margin ; 

 discal dot black ; outer marginal area of all the wings pale 

 brown, traversed by a whitish wavy line. Under surface 

 slightly suffused with fuscous ; all the wings have a dusky 

 border on outer margin. 



Female. Rather browner, and the transverse lines are 

 more distinct. 



Expanse 24 millim. 



Three examples of each sex in Fryer's collection from 

 Yokohama and Yesso. 



Hob. Japan and Yesso. 



Eupithecia fuscicostata. 



Eupithecia fuscicostata, Christ. Rom. sur L6p. iii. p. 11, pi. i. fig. 6 



(1887). 

 Eupithecia fuscostigma, Alph. op. cit. vi. p. 80 (1892). 



Alphe*raky records an example of each sex of this species 

 from the province of Kan-sou, taken in July. He states 

 that the specimens are paler and that there are fewer brownish 

 markings on the disk of the wings. 



Distribution. Transcaucasia ; Western China. 



Eupithecia Sophia. 



Eupithecia Sophia, Butl. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) i. p. 444 (1878) 

 111. Typ. Lep. Het. iii. p. 61, pi. liii! fig. 9 (1879). 



Butler describes this species from Yokohama ; there were 

 no specimens in Fryer's collection. 

 Hob. Japan. 



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