Mar., 1908.] Grossbeck: New Geometridje. 23 



Nearest to E. ntisturaia Hulst ; differing chiefly in the course the 

 transverse lines assume after leaving the costa ; in misturata they go 

 outward rather than downward as in huachuca. 



5. Eupithecia pretansata, new species. 



Expanse, 20 mm. Head, thorax and abdomen grayish-brown mottled with 

 darker brown, the latter with a narrow black cross band posteriorly on the first seg- 

 ment ; palpi moderate in length ; antenna finely ciliated, annulated with gray and 

 dark brown. Primaries dark brown over a gray background and crossed by a 

 number of subparallel, poorly marked lines. Basal line brown, begins on costa a 

 short distance out from root of wing and extends irregularly to inner margin ending 

 far in at the base of the wing. This is followed by a band of gray and then come 

 three narrow brown lines, best marked on lower part of wing, enclosing two broader 

 gray lines. The extradiscal line begins on costa less than two thirds out from base, 

 extends outward to vein R 5 , then obliquely inward to inner margin being twice 

 feebly dentate. Two other poorly defined brown lines follow and a geminate grayish 

 line is formed between them. The central area of the wing is darker than the two 

 bounding ones and a dark brown median line is vaguely indicated running through 

 the middle and passing the discal spot internally. Subterminal line whitish, dentate. 

 Terminal line fine, brown, interrupted. Discal spot black, linear. Secondaries 

 grayish with fine brown lines beginning on the inner edge and running evenly 

 inwardly, but all except the fourth from the base disappear before reaching the middle 

 of the wing. The fourth extends almost to the costa and is slightly waved. Terminal 

 line as in fore wings. Discal spot brown, longer than broad. Beneath, primaries 

 gray, extradiscal line showing as a geminate white line ; other lines scarcely evident. 

 Secondaries whitish-gray, intradiscal, median and extradiscal lines rather well 

 marked, the first two scarcely reaching the costa, the last curved quite far inward 

 before meeting costa. Discal spots on all wings, linear, dark brown. 



Type. — One female in the collection of the Academy of Natural 

 Sciences, Philadelphia. 



Habitat. — Carr Canyon, Huachuca Mts. , Cochise Co., Arizona, 

 in August (Dr. Skinner). 



6. Eupithecia purpurissata, new species. 



Expanse, 20-22 mm. In wing form like the ordinary type of Eupithecia, — 

 wings not unusually extended nor unusually broad. Front slightly protuberant, 

 palpi extending a little beyond the front. Entire moth above including palpi, front, 

 antennae, etc., an even purplish-brown. Primaries without markings save a rather 

 large, round, black discal spot and a terminal line indicated by a heightening in the 

 ground color. Secondaries slightly paler toward base and showing a small discal 

 dot and a terminal line as in fore wings. On the inner edge are faint indications of 

 six transverse lines which extend only a short way into the wing. Beneath, all 

 wings paler especially basally, and exceedingly faint indications "t :\ geminate extra- 

 discal and median lines are present on the primaries and several ill-defined, evenly 

 rounded lines cross the secondaries. Discal spots small, scarcely discernible. 



