ZOOLOGY, 



THE BRITISH SPECIES OF CRAMBUS. 



BY F. BUCHANAN WHITE, M.D. 



'~PHE group of small moths comprising the genus Crambus 

 * has not that amount of attention, that it deserves, paid to 

 it by young British collectors, owing I believe in great measure 

 to the difficulty beginners find in determining their specimens. 

 I have taken an opportunity, therefore, of essaying to lighten 

 these difficulties, and to direct more attention to this interesting 

 genus, the life-histories of most of the species of which have 

 still to be worked out. 



In the preparation of this paper I have consulted the works 

 of Zeller ( Chilonidarum ct Crambidarum genera et species), whose 

 arrangement 1 have adopted ; Stainton (Manual of British 

 Butterflies and Moths, vol. II.) ; Herrich-ScharTer {Systematische 

 Bearbeitung der Schmetterlinge von Europa, vol. IV.); and 

 Staudinger (Catalog der Lepidopteren des Europceischen Faun- 

 engebieis); besides examining recent specimens of all the British 

 species (with one exception). 



It was at first my intention to have described the Scottish 

 species only, but as several of the other British species will 

 probably be detected in Scotland, I have included all as yet 

 found in Britain. In addition I have given short descriptions 

 of a few European species that may perhaps occur in Scotland. 

 Of the ninety-one species included in the European Fauna, 

 only twenty- six have yet been found in Britain. 



All reference to the earlier stages of the species has been 

 purposely omitted, for the reason that as yet very little is known. 

 It is to be hoped, however, that the energy of British observers 

 will not allow this long to remain the case. The larvae, (which 



