New Zealand Lcpidoptcra. 225 



an ochreous-white median longitudinal streak from base to 5, dilated 

 and obliquely truncate posteriorly, edged beneath by a thick black- 

 ish streak which curves up round posterior extremity, where it is 

 interrupted by interneural lines of ground colour, and continued as 

 a series of diminishing spots to near costa ; a black subdorsal 

 streak from base to J ; a curved series of blackish marks on veins 

 from i of costa to tornus : cilia grey, with darker basal shade, tips 

 ochreous-whitish. Hind-wings dark grey, becoming blackish-grey 

 towards termen ; cilia as in fore-wings. 



Two specimens, Mount Earnslaw (5300 feet). A 

 striking and distinct species. 



Crambus sethonellus, Meyr. 



The female differs considerably from the male, and may 

 be described as follows : 



9 . 20 mm. Fore-wings brassy-bronze, suffused with dark fuscous 

 in disc and on veins posteriorly ; a narrow white sub-costal streak 

 from base to near apex, sometimes interrupted obliquely beyond 

 middle, broader and more suffused posteriorly, connected at base 

 with a moderate straight white median streak from base to termen ; 

 a white dorsal streak from near base to tornus, dilated posteriorly : 

 cilia white, mixed with fuscous at apex and below middle of termen, 

 Hind-wings rather dark fuscous, darker posteriorly ; cilia whitish- 

 ochreous, with a fuscous line. 



I took both sexes in company at Invercargill, and have 

 since received a female taken in the same district by 

 Mr. Philpott. 



Crambus heteraulus, sp. n. 



£ . 35 mm. Head white, behind eyes and in centre of face 

 brownish-ochreous. Palpi nearly 4, bronzy-ochreous, white above 

 and at base beneath. Antenna? dark fuscous. Thorax bronzy- 

 ochreous, with broad white dorsal stripe. Abdomen whitish- 

 ochreous. Fore-wings elongate, moderately dilated, costa moder- 

 ately arched, ajjex nearly rectangular, termen obliquely rounded ; 

 brownish-ochreous, with strong brassy reflections ; a rather narrow 

 white median longitudinal streak from base to beyond f, thence 

 continued as three undefined white interneural lines to termen, 

 edged with some darker scales posteriorly above, and towards middle 

 beneath ; dor-sum narrowly white towards base ; two elongate 

 wedge-shaped white interneural streaks resting on termen beneath 

 apex, uppermost longer ; cilia white. Hind-wings fuscous*whitish • 

 cilia white, 



