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dented laterally, the indentation surrounded, especially dorsally, by 

 strong chiten. 



Type locality: High Rolls, N. Mex. (Bonniwell). 



Number and sexes of types: Holotype $, Aug.; 8 S Paratypes, July (6), 

 Aug. (2). 



GEOMETRIDAE 

 GEOMETRINAE' 



PiTYEJA PICTA SchaUS. 



1898, Schaus, Jour. N. Y. Ent. Soc, XI, 145, Pityeja. 



caiidata Dogn. 



1911, Dognin, Het. Nouv. L'Amer. du Sud, Fasc. Ill, 47, Nentatocampa. 



A single specimen is in the Barnes Collection from Paradise, 

 Cochise Co., Ariz., 8-15 June. 



The authors are indebted to Mr. Schaus for the identilication and 

 synonymy. 



PSYCHIDAE 



EURUKUTTARUS POLINGI sp. UOV.® 



$. Antennae 28-30 joints, bipectinate to tips; branches long and heavily 

 ciliated ; both shaft and branches clothed on upper side with closely appressed. 



"Geonietrinae in the sense used by Barnes and McDunnough, 1917, Check List; 

 Ennominae of most authors. 



sThe authors prefer to describe the present species in the genus Eurukuttarus Hatnp. 

 (commonly spelt Eurycyttants) with the knowledge that a new genus will probably be erected 

 for this insect and carbonaria. 



In a recent paper by Dr. Dyar, 1923, Ins. Insc. Menst., XI, 2 et seq., that author 

 places a number of American species in "Pachytclia" Westwood (originally spelt Pachythelia). 



Considered only from the standpoint of venation, Pachythelia would have to fall to 

 Canephora Hbn. If the vestiture be considered, some of the North American species are 

 certainly as densely clothed as unicolor, genotype of Canephora, and wotild fall to that 

 genus, Dr. Dyar considering the names of the Tentamen available. 



But none of the described American species known to the authors possess the "spine" 

 (epiphysis?) on the fore tibia which is one of the characters of Canephora and Pachythelia, 

 apparently never before disputed as being of generic value. 



Tentatively, it seems best to consider the 11-7 veined U. S. species, except Hyalos- 

 cotes fitmosa Butl., as belonging to Eurukuttarus, bearing in mind that these are subject to 

 division into several groups, probably genera, on characters such as venation, vestiture, and 

 wing-shape, correlated with distinct larval habits and cases. 



Mr. Jones has kindly furnished the author with drawings of the venation of the 

 types of H. funiosa; and while the nature of tlie anal veins seems to indicate that the 

 species is a member of Psychinae; as defined by Hampson, Strand, and others; the size, 

 palpi, antennae, and vestiture, if the original description is at all correct, seem to exclude 

 the possibility of it being congeneric with Eurukuttarus. 



