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CRAMBID.E. 



CRA9IBUS Fabr. 



Craiiibtis extorralis sp. nov. — Expands 16 mm. Head, palpi and thorax 

 above fuscous ; shoulders and abdomen white, with fuscous anuulations on latter ; 

 fore wings with costa dark fuscous to subterminal cross line, this followed by a 

 broad pure silver white longitudinal band from base to cross line; this edged 

 with dark fuscous; behind fuscous along inner margin, ochreous between, fading 

 into fuscous outwardly; cross line white, bifid anteriorly, running with one arm 

 to costa, the other which is the continuance of the broken central band to apex, 

 edged inwardly with dark fuscous ; apical triangle dark fuscous, light centrally 

 along costa ; subterminal space fawn, marginal line black, fringe white at base, 

 fuscous outwardly ; hind wings nearly pure white ; beneath, fore wings fuscous, 

 hind wings white. 



Two % % , Florida, Louisiana. Of the leachellns group. 



Crainbus trichnsalis sp. nov. — Expands 30 mm. Palpi dark fuscou.s, 

 white above. Head fuscous, mixed with white ; antennas fuscous ; thorax white 

 anteriorly, fuscous behind. Abdomen fuscous ; fore wings generally dark fus- 

 cous ; costa cinereous, except at base and near apex ; subcostal space cinereous ; 

 median space white, not quite reaching base or outer cross line; long, pointed at 

 each end ; submedian space light fuscous, inner margin outwardly whitish, the 

 cross line white, curved, lined inwardly with dark fuscous ; apical fuscous space 

 inclosing white triangle ; subterminal space white, toothed and broken with 

 fuscous ; marginal black line anteriorly, five black dots posteriorly ; hind wings 

 white, with a fuscous shade ; beneath fuscous, with markings reflected, strongly 

 whitisb subterminally ; marginal spots distinct ; hind wings white. 



One S , Colorado. Near C hadiferellm Walk. 



Cram bus cypridalis sp. nov. — Expands 30 mm. Palpi cinereous fus- 

 cous ; thorax and abdomen ochraceous fuscous ; fore wings ochraceous, somewhat 

 cinereous along inner margin ; a broad, white, median baud reaching to,- but not 

 passing, cross line ; broad at base, pointed outwardly ; above its point a narrow 

 white space and another within line at costa ; costal, apical and outer apical white 

 triangles divided by a fuscous apical line ; posterior subterminal space cine- 

 reous fuscous, inclosing five black dashes on veins; marginal line fine, fuscous; 

 fringe white, fuscous at base posteriorly ; hind wings white, slightly fuscous at 

 apex ; beneath, fore wings light fuscous ; white outwardly, along inner margin 

 and medially ; hind wings white. 



One % , Utah. Allied to C. hastiferellus Walk. 



Crainbiis delectalis sp. nov. — Expands 30 mm. General color a dirty 

 ochreous with lighter shadings; fore wings crossed at middle by a lighter ochre- 

 ous line, angulated strongly twice outwardly ; outer line curved, wavy, light 

 dirty ochreous, edged inwardly with fuscous ; beyond, costa to apex white ; an 

 irregular white spot at middle in subterminal space with a black dash anteriorly 

 and posteriorly ; apex and subapical space outreaching by a squarely cut ofl' space 

 on outer margin ; apex with a white line ; fringe at apex white, then fuscous, 



