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Prionopteryx ineertella, Zeller. 



Chilo incertellus. Zincken, Germar's Mag., iv. p. 253, 1821. 



Prionopteryx incertella. Zeller, Chilo. et Cramb., p. 14, 1863. 



Paucity of material prevents a detailed description of this 

 curious genus at present. There are specimens in the collections 

 of Mr. Charles A. Blake and the American Entomological 

 Society in Philadelphia, as well as of a Texan species in my own. 



Genus CKAMBUS. Fabricius. 

 Cranibu* ininiinellii*, n. s. 



Palpi whitish beneath, above and laterally shining dark fuscous. 

 Head and thorax dark fuscous. Anterior wings glossy fuscous, with 

 a broad whitish or ashen stripe from the base above the middle, ending 

 acutely at apical third. This stripe is limited beneath by a line of dark 

 brownish fuscous scales, and an oblique similar line from the middle of 

 costa limits it outwardly. The costa is narrowly shaded with fuscous 

 above the stripe and the latter contains one or two fuscous streaks in 

 its upper portion. A dark brown subterminal line runs obliquely out- 

 wardly from costa at apical third, and forming an obtuse angle, runs 

 thence parallel with external margin to internal angle. This line is 

 thickened inwardly just below the middle of the wing. A distinct 

 white apical stripe extends obliquely inwardly enclosing the apex of 

 the broad longitudinal stripe. Terminal line dark brown. Fringes 

 dark fuscous. 



Posterior wings and fringes and under surface of both pairs gloss} 

 pale slate color. 



Expanse, 13-15 mm. 



Habitat. — Pennsylvania (Theo. Bunte). 



The acute apices, small size, and white longitudinal stripe on 

 the fore wings are distinguishing marks of this species. Some 

 worn specimens are very pale, but the brownish fuscous lines 

 appear to be constant and always distinct. 



Cramhii* satrapellus, Zeller. 



Chilo satrapellus. Zincken, Germ. Mag., iv. |>. 247-8, 1821. 



Crambus mtmpdluH. Zeller, Chilo. et Cram!)., p. 16, 1863. 



Having no specimens from the Southern States, I give a trans- 

 lation of the original description. 



