BY E. MEYRICK, B.A. 215 



This species, of which Zeller's first specimen came from 

 Adelaide, appears to be certainly distinct from any species which 

 I have seen. Subsequently (Hor. Soc. Eoss. 1877, p. 58) he 

 mentions having seen a second specimen in all respects similar 

 to the first. He describes it as closely allied to opulentellw, Z., 

 but distinguished especially by the costal white streak reaching 

 base, the thickened branches of median streak, and the partial 

 confluence of the second and third branches. In the two former 

 points it agrees well with enneagrammos, but differs by the 

 yellowish maxillary palpi, and union of second and third branches 

 of median vein, with partial obsolescence of second, nor has 

 Zeller mentioned any white triangle above the median streak. 

 None of the very numerous specimens of enneagrammos which I 

 have seen from Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania, 

 possess either of these characteristics. 



In addition to the Crambi described here and previously, Walker 

 gives in his catalogue five other descriptions, which I have not 

 thought deserving of inclusion in the list, but of which a brief 

 notice may be useful. The description of Or. ramostriellus, Cat. 

 172, is hardly intelligible, and almost certainly unidentifiable, 

 unless it is synonymous with the succeeding relatalis. Demissalis, 

 vetustellus, and delatalis, Cat. 176, are no doubt Crambi of the 

 perlellus group, but may possibly be all synonymous ; the first 

 two are from Western Australia, the third from Queensland. 

 Ochraceellus, Cat. 177, from Sydney, is of dubious character; it 

 seems improbable that so conspicuous a Crambus could occur here 

 at all commonly (Walker's specimens were sent by three different 

 collectors) without being found in any one of the local collections 

 I have seen. 



ARGYRIA, HI., (CATHARYLLA, Z.} 



Characters of Crambus, except that the labial palpi are 

 relatively shorter, generally not longer than head and half thorax ; 

 from Eromene, which it resembles in the shorter palpi, it differs 



