400 mr. a. g. bvtler on hf.terocerous [mav 1, 



107. Crambus transcissalis. 



Crambus transcissalis, Walker, Lep. Het.. xxvii. p. 178 (1863). 



Coll. Dr. Hector. 



This species appears to be rare ; I have only seen two examples. 



108. Crambus ramosellus. 



Crambus ramosellus, Doubleday, Dieff. N. Zeal. App- p. 288 (1 843). 

 Var. ? Crambus rangona, Felder, Reise der Nov. Lep. v. pi. 

 cxxxvii. fig;. 25. 



Coll. J. D. Enys, Esq. 



Walker confounded with this species two New-Zealaud examples 

 of the Australian Crambus lativittalis. 



109. Crambus TRiviRGATUS. 



Crambus trivirgatus, Felder, Heise der Nov, Lep. v. pi. cxxxvii. 

 fig. 29. 



South Island. Coll. J. D. Enys, Esq. 

 Apparently a rare species. 



110. Crambus vulgaris, n. sp. (Plate XLIII. fig. 7.) 



Primaries above pale reddish brown, more or less irrorated with 

 whitish on the costal area ; a longitudinal discoidal white streak 

 from the base, upon which are two dark brown spots, the inner one 

 smaller and squamose, the outer one cuneiform and sharply, defined ; 

 a white subapical dentated abbreviated transverse band sometimes 

 joining and always approaching at its extremity an oblique streak, 

 which proceeds from the apex ; the inner edge of the subapical band 

 sometimes outlined in black ; five black dots on the outer margin ; 

 fringe reddish brown externally, white internally, with a central 

 blackish line ; secondaries stramineous, sometimes tinted with red-v 

 dish ; fringe white ; body reddish brown, the thorax darker than 

 the abdomen : wings below stramineous ; the costal area of primaries 

 brownish ; body below whitish. Expanse of wings 1 inch. 



South Island. Colls. Dr. Hector and J. D. Enys, Esq. 



Evidently a common species, allied to C. tuhualis of Felder, but 

 said to be local. 



111. Chilo simplex, u. sp. (Plate XLIII. fig. 12.) 



Primaries above silky testaceous, the costa and fringe silvery 

 whitish ; a central longitudinal silvery white streak from base to 

 centre of outer margin, this band is bounded on each side by deep 

 longitudinal folds, which in certain lights look like black lines ; 

 secondaries white, slightly tinted with buff towards the outer margin ; 

 head and greater part of thorax testaceous, metathorax white ; 

 abdomen whitish : wings below pale silky testaceous, the primaries 

 darker than the secondaries ; pectus testaceous, venter white. Ex- 

 panse of wings 1 inch 3 lines. 



South Island. Colls. Dr. Hector and J. D. Enys, Esq. 



I have taken the description from an example previously in the 



