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Acad. Nat. Sci., at Philadelphia, where the type was said to 

 be deposited, I failed to find a specimen labelled so; in fact, 

 there was nothing- in the collection as miserulata, so I believed 

 it to be lost. Later, however, when Dr. Skinner sent me 

 his Eupithecia material, I found among them a specimen en- 

 tirely without label, which exactly agreed with Grote's de- 

 scription, except that it measured a trifle less than 24 inches, 

 whereas Grote gives 24 - K inches. It is very likely, however, 

 that Grote measured without the aid of a rule, otjierwise he 

 would have given exact measurements when speaking of a 

 single example. 



Now, that the type is found, it proves to be a rare insect, 

 at least I can identify no available specimen with it, though 

 I have one from New Brunswick, which is much the same, 

 but lacks the black terminal line and the checkered fringes. 



Mr. Swett has furnished me with several specimens, which, 

 he says, are conspecific with Mr. Taylor's determination of 

 miserulata. This is a different insect and is 'described here- 

 with as swetti, in honor of Mr. Swett. 



Eupithecia swettii n. sp. 



Expanse, 21-24 mm - Length of fore wing of largest specimen (?) 

 11.5 mm.; breadth from middle of costa to anal angle 5.5 mm. Outer 

 margin almost straight; apex rather pointed. Palpi of moderate length, 

 conic, deep brown, narrowly margined with white scales when viewed 

 from the side; front and vertex gray, the former sometimes brownish. 

 The joints of the antennae above are ringed gray and dark brown. 

 Thorax and abdomen gray, the second segment of the latter and all 

 the abdominal tufts brown. Ground color of wings a light, even gray, 

 sometimes (1 ?) brownish, due to a uniform scattering of brown scales. 

 Transverse brown lines of primaries rather indeterminate, especially 

 in the female. Basal line evenly and strongly outcurved. Intradiscal 

 line a series of three beginning on costa midway between base and 

 discal spot and extending with an even outward curve to inner margin. 

 The first of these is a little removed from the other two which are 

 close together, and the last is heavily marked on the costa. Median 

 line vaguely indicated, orginates at center of costa and extends out- 

 ward and apparently through the discal spot below which it runs ob- 

 liquely inward to inner margin being inwardly angled on cubitus and 

 anal veins. Extradiscal line geminate, the outer line exceedingly faint 

 and parallel with the inner which is the best defined line on the wing. 



