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new species the scales are long and narrow. I feel, there- 

 fore, justified in describing the specimen as representing a new 

 species. 



Crambus iihryki, sp. nov. (PI. I. figs. 2 and 6.) 

 (J . Similar to C. contaminellus, Hiibn. Fore wing shorter, the 

 apex more rounded, the outer margin not being incurved or straight 

 below the apex, as is the case in C. contaminellus ; upper surface 

 without white scales, the black dusting as in the species mentioned, 

 but ]4o black dots at margin ; fringe darker, whereas in C. contami- 

 nellus the long as well as the short scales of the fringe have white 

 tips ; the long scales in the new species have a dark apex, median line 

 not marked, discal line very indistinct, in the same position as in 

 C. contaminellus, but not at all angulated. Hind wing bi'oader, 

 fuscous, lighter below the cell, apex more rounded than in C. contami- 

 nellus ; the fringe more uniform in colour, not showing such a 

 prominent dark line as in the allied species. Genitalia : Both the 

 dorsal and ventral process of the anal segment a little broader than 

 in C. contaminellus, the dorsal one nearly straight in a lateral view% 

 only the extreme tip being curved downwards ; the ventral process 

 broader than the dorsal one in a view from above. Clasper com- 

 posed, as in the allied species, of two pieces, both of about the same 

 length, the ventral piece broad and but feebly chitinized, with the 

 apex rounded. This piece is of practically the same width through- 

 out, being about twice as broad as it is in C. contaminellus. Its 

 inside is densely covered with erect narrow scales, recalling a cloth 

 brush. The second piece of the clasper consists of a long rod-like, 

 strongly chitinized process, which originates dorsally at the base of 

 the first piece. This rod bears a dense fringe of hairs, which in C. 

 contaminellus are less numerous. Moreover, the rod is less curved 

 and less hollowed out along the inner surface than in that species. 



One male ; Drava Sarvas, Szerem Co., Hungary, July, 1909. 

 Coll. G. Ubryk. (Type in the Tring Museum.) 



Crambus salinellus nepos, subsp. nov. (PI. I. figs. 3, da, and 7.) 

 There are two closely allied species of Crambus known from 

 England — C. contaminellus, Hb. (Pi. I. fig. 1), and C. salinellus, 

 Tutt (Pi. I. figs. 4 and 4 a). The former is reported to be widely 

 distributed on the Continent, although some of the records may 

 refer to some other closely related species. As far as I know, 

 C. salinellus has hitherto only been recorded on the Continent 

 from Germany, but I am now able to add a form of that species 

 to the Hungarian fauna. The two species contaminellus ^nH sali- 

 nellus can be separated from one another by the following three 

 chief distinguishing characters : — 



In salinellus the line situated on the fore w'ing about half-way be- 

 tween the cell and the distal margin is evenly curved from the costal 

 margin to the lower median vein, while this line is dentate in con- 

 taminellus. The patagia are conspicuously edged with black in 

 salinellus, while there are no black scales on them m contaminellus 



