70 Mr. J. H. Leech on Lepidoptera Heterocera 
Eupithecia obliquaria, sp. n. 
Primaries pale brown, basal and outer marginal areas clouded 
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. 
Hab. Western China. 
Allied to Z. pheniceata, Ramb., from Europe. 
Eupithecia brevifasciaria, 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. 
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