L NEWS. 195 
T des t herewith, having before me a series of eleven 
Sas ater fhe name of 
fa meritata n. sp. 
jan 20-22 mm. Head, thorax, body, except second segment of 
yen, which is black, and wings above, a uniform dark cinerous, 
a. black lines, or rows of dots on veins. These lines en- 
| 2 the two largest just preceding and beyond the discal 
line at costa bends sharply outward, then retreats to- 
margin. The discal line, with a short outward 
straight across wing. Extra discal is a series of 
costa to below cell, thence direct to 
between these a fine black distinct line starts 
sharply to enclose discal dot, below which it 
aight to inner margin, sometimes wavy. Subterminal clear 
ond the narrow pale line following extra discal, and parallel 
is centrally by a fine whitish crenulate line, a little 
r.at anal angle. Centrally the veins are marked quite freely 
tufts small, black; below somewhat darker. Body and legs pale ciner- 
Os. Comparison with geminata Pack. might be useful and descriptive. 
‘Tt may be separated thus: Beside its smaller size which is quite con- 
ant, the upper surface is darker, more distinctly marked with black 
sharply dotted. The white line in submarginal space is 
and the discal dots large oval, jet black on fore- 
on hindwings, or very faint and small; 
while i the discal dots on ail wings are large and very 
rominer the surface is crossed by well-defined bands, a 
| Riile diffuse in some examples, the extra discal on both wings and 
ig bs T ~~ line beyond it particularly clear. The white submarginal line 
rea below quite plainly and the discal dots if present are fainter— 
1 geminata the under surface is clear silvery cinerous, the pale 
extra discal only showing by contrast with dusky shade 
I esantriadaally, the latter not traversed by white line, 
dots large, distinct on all wings. 
and @ from Big Indian Valley, Catskill Moun- 
_ tains, July 6 and 16, 1899, in my collection. Co-types from 
Mr. F. A. Merrick, New Brighton, Pa., taken in August, 
' in’ represented in the Merrick Museum, and in my collec- 
Dien <is March issue Ent. News, the date of capture of 
9 type of Eup. conformata should read April 23, 1904, and 
es cee hers 1907. 
