CATALOGUE OF MOTHS. 37 



70. C. selasellus, Hub. 



Cramhus selasellus. Staint. Man., vol. ii., p. 183. 

 ,, ,, Leech, Brit. Pyi'., p. 81. 



,, ,, Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 395. 



Imago. Leech, pi. ix., fig. 6. 



Lakta. Buck., vol. ix., pi. clx., fig. 9. 



A local and rather scarce insect, and so closely resembling 

 the next, which is a very common species, that I have found it 

 necessary to make careful investigation of the records, most of 

 which proved to be the commoner species. By the kindness of 

 Mrs. Pattison, of Forest Hall, I am able to confirm the 

 Northumberland captures of the late "W. Pattison, which, so 

 far, are the only specimens taken in that county to be relied 

 upon. In Durham it appears equally scarce. Mr. Sang took 

 it at Hell Kettles, near Darlington, and Mr. Gardner and I 

 have taken a very few, which are all I can rely upon. Meyrick 

 limits its range to Lancashire. It occurs at Scarborough and 

 other places in Yorkshire, but it is very far from common in 

 the north of England, and I would be glad to hear of additional 

 localities. It is best distinguished from Tristellus by its rather 

 smaller size, and by a dark line above the white streak, which 

 is more distinctly four-branched. 



71. C. tristellus, W.V. 



Cramhus tristellus. Staint. Man., vol. ii., p. 183. 



„ „ Leech, Brit. Pyr., p. 82. 



„ „ Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 395. 



IiiAGo. Leech, pi. ix., fig. 7. 



This, one of the largest of the grass moths, is common every- 

 where in both counties. In Leech's work, referred to above, 

 the figure of this insect on plate 9 (fig. 7), is named C.pratellus 

 in error. The reference on p. 82 gives the name correctly. 



