74 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
Crambus cantiellus ; neither would the figure do for the ordinary 
Lancashire and Sussex form, but I find there is a form of this 
species which has the central shade reduced to a minimum, and 
the lines almost obsolete, and Zeller undoubtedly considered 
that Hiibner had figured this form, for his insects of this 
type include two specimens of it, the central shade being nearly 
lost in the ground colour, the first line reduced to a dash, and 
the second line much broken; hence, I presume, his reference to 
Hiibner’s figure. Except for this form, Hibner’s figure would 
not agree with either of the species, and I had an impression 
at first that it was meant for the pale var. of Crambus inquinatellus, 
which is the only Crambus I know where there is a central dot 
followed by a broken line. 
It may be well to remark here that Hibner’s figures are at 
the best very unreliable, and, in obscure species, would often 
do as well for several species other than those they are supposed 
to represent. 
2. In Zeller’s series there are also three specimens of the 
Deal species (one male and two females), labelled Astrabad, Led. 
These are the grey form which more nearly approach the true 
Crambus contaminellus than any other. 
3. Three specimens (one male and two females) labelled 
contaminellus, Sarepta, Christoph. These are of a pale whitish 
grey colour, without markings, even more robust than our C. 
contaminellus, and I believe quite distinguished from either of 
our species. 
4. ‘T'welve specimens labelled with localities and dates. These 
are the Deal species, eleven being males and one female; the 
males are variable in colour, and include two dark vars. 
There is no doubt that it is Hiibner’s imperfect figure that 
has been the means of causing so much uncertainty about 
Crambus contaminellus, and unless it be referred to the obscure 
form of our Laneashire and Sussex insect as before noticed, is so 
poor that it would represent neither, or, in other words, would 
represent equally well (or badly) either of our species. Had it 
not been that I found a form of our Crambus contaminellus 
somewhat approaching his figure, | should have considered his 
figure to have represented the variety of C. inquinatellus before 
mentioned. 
Those who have had Herrich-Schiatter’s work have been more 
