70 Mr. J. H. Leech on Lepidoptera Heterocera 



Eupithecia obliquaria, sp. n. 



Primaries pale brown, basal and outer marginal areasclouded 

 with blackish ; there is an inwardly oblique and slightly 

 angulated dark brown or blackish band about the middle of 

 the wing; this is joined by an outwardly oblique streak on 

 costal area ; beyond the central band is a fine wavy blackish 

 line, originating at costal extremity of central line and termi- 

 nating in a spot on inner margin ; submarginal line whitish 

 and interrupted. Secondaries greyish ; abdominal area pale 

 brownish, barred with blackish. Fringes agree with the 

 wings, preceded by a blackish line. Under surface greyish, 

 suffused with fuliginous on primaries ; secondaries have three 

 dusky transverse lines ; primaries have an elongate blackish 

 discal mark and a spot of the same colour beyond it on costa. 



Expanse 28 millim. 



Two male specimens from Ta-chien-lu : May and June. 



Hob. Western China. 



Allied to E. pTioiniceata^ Ramb,, from Europe. 



Eupithecia hrevifasciaria, sp. n. 



Primaries brownish ; basal patch slightly darker, limited 

 by a blackish line ; central fascia indicated by blackish lines 

 from costa to inner margin, the space between them blackish 

 towards costa, forming a quadrate patch ; beyond fascia is a 

 pale band, whitish on costal portion, but suffused with the 

 ground-colour below ; outer marginal area with a blackish 

 cloud on costa before apex, another below apex, and one at 

 inner angle ; these clouds are intersected by a whitish serrated 

 submarginal line ; there is a pale streak from apex to fascia. 

 Secondaries whitish ; the basal area is traversed by four 

 blackish or fuscous bands, the outer one transversely inter- 

 sected by a wavy line paler than ground-colour; outer 

 marginal area fuscous, intersected by two whitish waved lines; 

 the central space is paler than the ground, its outer edge 

 crenulate. Fringes brown. Under surface whitish, tinged 

 with fuscous ; basal area traversed by diffuse fuscous lines 

 and limited by a blackish line, angled at the middle ; outer 

 marginal area traversed by a fuscous line and limited by 

 another line — the latter is marked with darker on neuration 

 and is slightly curved on primaries and angled on second- 

 aries ; the intervening space on both wings, a spot about middle 

 of outer margin of primaries, and a marginal band on 

 secondaries paler than the ground-colour. 

 Expanse 28 millim. 



