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Species 4. — Eupithecia sub^rata J — Measures 8 or 9 lines in expanse of the fore wings, which are green, 



with a slight black angulated striga near the base, a slender one, much bent, before, and another, biangulated, 



beyond the middle ; these strigae being darkest next the costa ; the apical portion with indistinct clouds, through 



which runs a very obscure pale waved striga. " This very distinct species " is stated by Mr. Stephens to be 



very different in form to E. rectangulata, and with the markings dissimilarly placed. Taken in Devonshire in 



June. 



■ Synonyme. — Eupithecia subcBrataf Stephens ; (Hiibner?) Wood, fig. 652. 



Species 5. — Eupithecia nigro-ptjnctata ' — (Plate LXIX., Fig. 5) — Measures 9 or 10 lines in expanse ; 

 wngs light greenish, with a central transverse undulated striga of black spots, within which, on the forewing, 

 are six or seven black spots. Very like E. V-ata (coronata), but distinct, being rather larger, and with the 

 striga never continuous, but formed of black dots. Taken at Spitchweek, in Devonshire, in June, by Messrs. 

 Chant and Bentley. 



'' Synonyme, — Eupithecia nigro-punctata. Chant (in Ent. Mag. 1, 185) ; Stephens ; Wood, fig. 653. 



Species 6. — Eupithecia nigro-sericeata ' — (Plate LXIX., Fig. 6) — Measures 9 lines in expanse of the 



fore wings, which are silky black and shining, with obsolete darker strigae, and with an undulated whitish one 



near the apical margin ; hind wings rather pale, cilia brown. Very rare. Found near London. 



' Synonymes. — PhaliBna nigro-sericeata, Haworth; Stephens ; Wood, fig. 654. 

 Geometra inturbata, Hiibner? 



Species 7. — Eupithecia sericeata ™. — All the wings pale brown silky, with an undulated striga running 



across all of them, near the apical margin ; cilia whitish. Thus described by Mr. Haworth, from the cabinet of 



Mr. Latham. 



" Synonyme. — Phalana sericeata, Haworth ; Stephens. 



Species 8. — Eupithecia coronata" — (Plate LXIX., Fig. 7) — Measures 9 or 10 lines in expanse, and has 



the wings green, with indistinct pale, and three more distinct dusky strigae, the third beyond the middle deeply 



angulated towards the costa, forming a letter V placed sideways, the tip directed towards the extremity of the 



wings ; the inner part of the strigae being nearly obliterated ; apical margin with an interrupted black line ; 



hind wings paler, with more distinct strigse. Taken in July, in various places within the metropolitan district. 



Ohs. — Boisduval gives it as a variety of E. rectangulata. 



° Synonymes. — Geometra coronata, Hubner. 

 Phalana V-ata, Haworth ; Stephens ; Wood, fig. 655. 



Species 9. — Eupithecia strobilata ° — (Plate LXIX., Fig. 8) — Measures 8 or 9 lines in expanse, and has 



the wings whitish-gray, varying to reddish, with waved brown strigs and fasciae, two of which, running across 



the middle of all the wings, are more distinct, and appear pectinated, being composed of minute acute parallel 



fine transverse Hneolse ; besides which they have a subapical whitish dentated striga, and a black interrupted 



marginal line. Taken in fir plantations, in June. 



° Synonymes. — Geometra strobilata, Borkhausen ; Hiibner ; Stephens ; Wood, fig. 656. 

 Phalana bistrigata, Haworth. 



Species 10. — Eupithecia rupifasciata p— (Plate LXIX., Fig. 9) — Measures 8 lines in expanse ; wings 

 gray and clouded with black, and with two narrow reddish fasciae, margined with paler colour, the first of which 

 is unangulated before, and the second slightly undulated beyond the middle of the wing. The red colour of this 

 fascia soon fades after death. Apical portion of the wing with fuscous clouds, and an interrupted marginal line. 

 Taken near London, and in Devonshire, in April. 



' Synonyme. — Phalana rufifasciala, Haworth ; Stephens; Wood, fig. 657. 



