196 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [May, ’o8 
Packard’s Eupithecias. 
By L. W. Swett. 
Eupithecia palpata. 
This species has been discussed by Rev. G. W. Taylor and 
Mr. J. Grossbeck in the ENromMoLocicaL News and Canadian 
Entomologist. About two years ago my esteemed friend, Dr. 
Russel of Winchendon, Mass., sent me about twenty-five of 
this species and I took them to Cambridge to compare with 
the type of Eupithecia luteata under which name Packard 
listed it as a synonym. The type of /uteata was there with the 
correct label, a male in poor condition, also palpata ¢ Bruns- 
wick, Maine, but no other type specimens. I found that pal- 
pata had longer palpi than /uteata but was rubbed so that I 
didn’t want to be positive. I communicated with Dr. Taylor 
and Mr. Grossbeck and told them what I found. Shortly.after- 
wards I received a specimen of palpata labelled ornata Hulst, 
from Dr. Taylor with the locality Penn., but agreeing with 
my specimens except that the fringe was slightly darker. A 
little while after, I received a second letter from Dr. Taylor 
saying that he agreed with me as to palpata and that Hulst 
had identified incorrectly that species as his ornata which was 
not like the true ornata Hulst. So matters began to clear and 
Dr. Taylor and Mr. Grossbeck were entirely correct in their 
articles, though I am afraid I influenced them somewhat 
by being unwilling to separate the two at first, even though 
it was I who first noted the structural differences. On my 
last trip to Albany I found the remaining types of Eupithecia 
palpata male and female agreeing with the Maine type at Cam- 
bridge but much larger. The Albany types bear the label 
Eupithecia palpata and below E. luteata, showing that Pack- 
ard was uncertain of his species. Now being sure that I 
had palpata correct as I knew all the types I went to Cambridge 
and made minute comparisons. Eup. luteata is badly rubbed 
but can be separated from palpata as follows: palpi of luteata 
short, scarcely beyond head, extra discal line angulated be- 
low costa the median portion is rubbed but I believe a line 
must have run through discal spot once, for on the inner 
