TINEID.E. — CRAMBUS. 323 



Anterior wings pale, with the costa brownish, the hinder margins ochreous ; 

 the disc has a very oblique, transverse, waved brown streak ; nearly in the 

 middle, and towards the hinder margin, is a more distinct one of a darker 

 hue, bounded outwardly- with silver ; cilia bright golden-brass : posterior 

 wings pale brownish-white, with pale golden cilia. 



Probably a mere variety of the foregoing, but more local. 



Also numerous throughout the metropolitan district in the summer, 

 but apparently more abundant in the New Forest. 



Sp. 15. montanellus. Alis anticis retusis fuscis albido radiat)m striatis, posticit 

 Jvscis, ciliis albis. (Exp. Alar. 8 lin.) 



Cr. montanellus. Steph. Catal. ii. 219. No. 7474. 



Anterior wings fuscous, with longitudinal whitish streaks, branching off in 

 the direction of the nervures to the hinder margin and to the apex of the 

 costa; these paler streaks are intersected near their extremity by a pale 

 angulated silvery transverse line; on the hinder margin are two minute 

 black dots J and the cilia are bright golden-brown : posterior wings fuscous, 

 with whitish silken cilia. 

 Found on the mountains of the north of England in July. 



Sp. 16. marginellus. Alls anticis retusis stramineo-Juscis immaculatis, margine 

 post ice saturatiore, ciliis splendide aureis. (Exp. Alar. 8^ lin.) 



Cr. marginellus. Steph. Catal. ii. 219. No. 7475. 



Anterior wings of a shining immaculate straw-coloured-brown or pale 

 ochreous, with the hinder margin rather dusky, and with three black 

 dots ; the cilia bright shining gold : posterior wings pale fuscous, with ashy 

 shining cilia. 



Slightly variable in tint. 



Taken in July in the vicinity of the metropolis. 



Sp. 17. culmellus. Alis anticis subretusis pallidis strigis obsolelis longiiudina- 

 libus pulverulentis fuscis, ciliis aureo cinerascentibiis ; posticis cinereis. (Exp. 

 Alar. 7—94 lin.) 



Ti. culmella. Linne.—Cr. culmellus. Steph. Catal. ii. 219. A'o. 7477. — 

 OxoRiA, Hiibner. 



Anterior wings pale straw-colour or ochreous, with the costa darker, the disc 

 with very obscure longitudinal streaks, composed of minute fuscous atoms ; 

 the extreme hinder margin with a row of very minute dusky dots; cilia 

 glossy gold or brassy : posterior wings cinereous, cilia whitish. 



Extremely variable in size and slightly so in colour. 



Very abundant in fields and hedges throughout the metropolitan 

 district during the summer ; also in plenty in Devonshire, the New 

 Forest, &c. 



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