82 ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



narrow white streak from near the base to beyond the 

 middle is followed by a small whitish blotch and an angu- 

 lated, transverse, glossy whitish line near hind margin ; there 

 are also several indistinct whitish spots on costa near tip, 

 fringes glossy. Hind-wings, dark gray, fringes pale. Ab- 

 domen, dark brown, with an ochreous tinge. Legs, ochreous 

 brown. Expands about I 8 mm. 



Occurs in July. Frequents meadows, commons, and 

 bogs, and is an abundant and generally distributed species. 

 It flies naturally before and after sunset. The ? is much 

 paler than the $ , and not so easily found. " The larva 

 feeds amongst roots of grass, and hybernates, pupating in 

 spring in a slight cocoon." 



CRAMBUS DUMETELLUS, Hb. 



Antenna, brownish ochreous. Palpi, brownish ochreous. 

 Head, pale ochreous brown. TJiorax, shining dark ochreous 

 brown. Fore- wings, glossy ochreous brown. A narrow 

 white streak on costa at base, and a longitudinal white 

 streak from base along centre of wing, broadest beyond 

 the middle, is followed by several distinct white spots and a 

 transverse elbowed line near hind margin ; fringes, and blotch 

 at anal angle, shining whitish gray. Hind-wings, grayish, 

 fringes dirty white. Abdomen, gray, with an ochreous tinge. 

 Legs, ochreous brown. Expands about 22 mm. 



Occurs in July. Frequents sand-hills, riverside meadows, 

 and grassy places on the mountains ; does not seem to occur 

 much above a thousand feet. Though very local, it is 

 widely distributed in Scotland, and common in many places. 

 It flies naturally in the sunshine, and at dusk. It seems to 

 prefer dry, sunny hillsides and coast sand-hills, and is less 

 common in wet places. 



CRAMBUS ERICELLUS, Hb. 



Antenna?, brownish. Palpi, brownish, tinged with 

 ochreous. Head, brown, with a slight ochreous tinge. 

 Thorax, ochreous brown. Fore-wings, dark ochreous 

 brown, slightly paler towards the inner margin ; a broad 

 white streak from centre of base to beyond the middle is 



