Pyralidee of the Subfamily Crambine. 289 
cupreous brown, a rather darker terminal line; cilia white with a 
slight cupreous brown line near base. Underside of fore wing and 
costal area of hind wing suffused with cupreous brown. 
Ab. 1. Fore wing with the markings paler and much less distinct. 
Hab. Br. HE. Arrica, Kikuyu, Kiu (Crawshay), 1 2 ; Trans- 
VAAL, Groenvlei (Janse), 192, Doomfontein (Janse), 1 3, Pre- 
toria (Janse), 1 3 type; Cape Cotony, Zuurberg (Bairstow), 
I 9. Hap. 18 mm. 
(186a) Crambus diarhabdellus, sp. n. 
Q. Head and thorax white mixed with some black-brown ; 
abdomen white, tinged with brown at base; antenne brownish; 
palpi white above, brown below; legs streaked with brown. Fore 
wing white with slight red-brown irroration on costal half and 
more distinct irroration on inner half; a black streak on median 
nervure to end of cell and thence to the subterminal line below 
discal fold, defined below by a red-brown shade; a slight red-brown 
streak in discal fold beyond the cell; a slight red-brown line from 
middle of costa, angled outwards at discal fold to the subterminal 
line and ending at the black streak; subterminal line double, 
red-brown filled in with silvery white, obliquely excurved to discal 
fold, then rather oblique and sinuous, an oblique wedge-shaped 
black mark beyond it from apex and quadrate spots at discal and 
submedian folds; a fine black terminal line; cilia white, tinged 
with red-brown at tips. Hind wing white with a faint brownish 
tinge. Underside of fore wing and costal area of hind wing 
suffused with red-brown. 
Hab. Supan, Blue Nile (Flower), 19; Br. ©. Arrica, 
Mt. Mlanje (Neave),1 2 type. Hep. 22 mm. 
(138 a) Crambus microstrigatus, sp. n. 
Head and thorax white, the tegule at sides and patagia tinged 
with reddish ochreous ; palpi tinged with brown ; abdomen creamy 
white ; tarsi brown ringed with white. Fore wing silvery white 
with a faint cupreous tinge in the interspaces; a black discoidal 
point; a fine golden cupreous line from middle of costa, angled 
outwards at discal fold to far beyond the cell, then inwards to origin 
of vein 2 and ending at submedian fold; subterminal line golden 
cupreous defined on outer side by silver, double towards costa, 
obliquely excurved to diseal fold, then oblique, a golden cupreous 
streak beyond it from apex; a series of minute black streaks before 
termen from below apex to vein 2; a fine golden cupreous terminal 
line; cilia with a golden cupreous line near base and some golden 
cupreous at tips. Hind wing silvery white with a faint red-brown 
tinge, the cilia pure white. Underside of fore wing and costal 
area of hind wing with a slight red-brown tinge. 
Hab. Br. C. Arnica, Mt. Mlanje (Weave), 13, 5 @ type. 
Exp. 20-22 mm. 
