THE CRAMBI OF SCOTLAND Si 



The nomenclature adopted is that in ordinary use in 

 Britain. I do not consider it necessary to give any syno- 

 nyms. 



Section I. Fore-wings streaked and speckled with white 

 and brown, two transverse angulated lines. C. falsellus. 



CRAMBUS FALSELLUS, Schiff. 



Antenna;, whitish brown. Palpi, whitish ochreous, darker 

 at the sides. Head, dirty ochreous white. TJiorax, whitish, 

 with a dirty ochreous tinge. Fore-^tuings, pale ochreous 

 white, with a number of rusty and dark brown streaks ; two 

 transverse angulated streaks one before and the other 

 beyond the middle; fringes slightly glossy. Hind- wings, 

 pale gray. Abdomen, whitish gray. Legs, whitish ochreous. 

 Expands about 20 mm. 



Occurs in July and August. I never saw it alive, and 

 know nothing about its habits. It has been found in all the 

 eastern counties from Aberdeen to Edinburgh, and, though 

 local, is probably not rare. 



Section II. Fore-wings with a white longitudinal streak, 

 followed by a white spot or blotch, and an angulated trans- 

 verse line near hind margin. 



a. Fore -wings dull brownish, streak narrow, acutely 



pointed, silver spots near tip, indistinct. C. pratellus. 



b. Fore-wings glossy ochreous brown, streak and silver 



spots at tip distinct ; a narrow white streak on costa 

 at base. C. dumctcllus. 



c. Fore-wings dark ochreous brown, streak broad, fol- 



lowed by a large white blotch, and a whitish streak 

 along inner margin. C. ericcllus. 



d. Fore-wings shining ochreous brown, the broad white 



streak commences on the costa at base. C.pascuellus. 



CRAMBUS PRATELLUS, Linn. 



Antenna, dark brown. Palpi, brownish. Head, brown- 

 ish, tinged with ochreous. T/wra.v, dark brown, tinged with 

 ochreous. Fore-wings, dull dark brown, with an ochreous 

 tinge, a narrow dirty white streak on the costa ; and a 

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