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geometric larva on the pine, the imago appearing June 24." It 

 undoubtedly is an inhabitant of this State, and may, like the 

 other moths here enumerated, be ranked among the enemies of 

 our pines. It seems to be undescribed, and may be called the 

 Paraphia piniata. 



It is of an uniform granite-gray or pepper-and-salt color, 

 being whitish, mottled with dark gray scales, and is rather paler 

 in the middle of the wings than on the outer edge. On the in- 

 ner third of the wing is a curved, blackish band, becoming 

 more distinct on the costa. There is an obscure small black 

 discal dot, and just beyond it an obscure, diffuse, nearly straight 

 line crosses the wing, becoming most prominent on the costa. 

 Just beyond, and on the outer third of the wing, is a sinuate 

 black line, slightly scalloped in places, and a little broader on 

 the costal and inner edge of the wing. Just beyond its termi- 

 nation on the costa is a dusky costal spot, and just below, an 

 irregular white spot, and another longer one near the inner 

 angle. The outer edge of the wing is distinctly scalloped, the 

 scallops being white, while the points between are dark brown. 

 The hind wings are paler at base than on the outer edge, and 

 are crossed by two black, nearly parallel lines situated near the 

 middle of the wing ; the inner is straight and broader than the 

 outer one, which is more decidedly scalloped than on the fore 

 wings ; the outer edge of the wing is deeply scalloped, the 

 middle tooth being considerably larger than the others. Be- 

 neath, the wings are uniformly pale gray, the lines being 

 slightly reproduced, though the discal dots are much more 

 prominent on both wings than above. The fringe is distinctly 

 checkered with brown and gray. 



The body of this specimen (which is a female,) is concolorous 

 w;ith the wings ; along the abdomen are two rows of obscure, 

 diffuse, dusky spots. It expands 1.38 of an inch. 



The Pine Zerene. — To Mr. Saunders I am indebted for the in- 

 formation that this interesting moth, Z. piniaria n. sp,, feeds on 

 the pine. "The larva is a geometer, and is striped with red." It 

 is a delicate white moth, with long fore wings, the outer edge 

 being long and very oblique, and the wings are clear white, 

 dusted witli dark scales, especially along the outer edge. The 

 fore wings are crossed by two zigzag rather broad and very 

 prominent black lines, which touch each other just below the 



