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white stripe. The subterminal line, overlaid with metallic 

 lead-colored scales, runs down near the outer margin of the 

 wing, where it bends and runs to the hind margin, nearly 

 parallel with the outer margin. A terminal row of five black 

 dots. Fringes pale metallic lead color. Hind wings and 

 fringes white. Abdomen, underside of body and the legs 

 dull ochre-yellow. 



Habitat. Florida. Early stages and food plant un- 

 known. 



CRAMBUS ALBELLUS. (Plate III., fig. 5.) 



Crambus albellus Clem., Pr. Ph. Ac. Sci., p. 204 (1860). 

 Crambus albellus Felt, Grass-eating Ins., pp. 76, 88 (1894). 



Expanse of wings, 16 mm. Palpi, head, thorax and abdo- 

 men pure white. Fore wings white, with a few dark-brown 

 flecks scattered over the hind portion. An oblique, pale- 

 yellow, acutely angulated line from near the middle of the 

 costa to the cell. The strongly angulated outer line silvery 

 white, bordered on each side with yellow. A yellow line 

 from the costa to the terminal line under the apex. A yel- 

 low spot on the apical space. Five black marginal dots, with 

 a short blackish line above. Fringe yellow, with golden lus- 

 tre. Hind wings pale gray or whitish. 



"Egg. Creamy white when first laid, gradually turn- 

 ing to pale straw color before hatching. Form, nearly oval ; 

 size, .39 mm. by .33 mm. The egg-shell has eighteen longi- 

 tudinal ridges and numerous smaller transverse ridges. 



" Larva, First Stage. Head diameter, .175 mm. ; body 

 diameter, .125 mm. ; length, .75 mm. General color a 

 smutty white, head darker, and the thoracic shield a little 

 darker than the body. Scattered brown hairs occur on the 

 head ; rows of numerous small tubercles occur on the body." 

 (Felt.) 



Habitat. Maine, Massachusetts, New York, New Jer- 

 sey, Pennsylvania, Canada, Labrador. Food, grass. 



