158 CATALOGUE OF 



Male, Pale ochraccous. Head white. Labial palpi hardly 

 longer than the breadth of the head. Maxillary palpi very short. 

 Abdomen whitish, not extending beyond the hind wings. Fore 

 wings acute, with a silverv white stripe, which widens outward, and 

 is obliquely intersected by two ochraceous lines. Hind wings 

 whitish, with a slight aeneous tinge. Length of the body 4 lines ; 

 of the wings 10 lines. 



a, b. Nova Scotia. From Lieut. Kedman's collection. 



89. Crambus abtrusellus. 

 Ferrugineus ; palpi graciles, capitis latitudine longiores; ala an- 

 ticcB acuta?, punctis rnarginalibus nigris, costa vix convexa, 

 margine exteriore subconvexo ; postica cinerea?* 



Female. Ferruginous. Palpi slender, longer than the breadth 

 of the head. Abdomen and hind wings cinereous, the former not 

 extending beyond thelalter. Fore wings acute, moderately broad ; 

 marginal points black; costa hardly convex ; exterior border slightly 

 convex, moderately oblique. Length of the body 5 lines; of the 

 wings 14 lines. 



a. St. Martin's Falls, Albany Kiver, Hudson's Bay. Presented by 

 Dr. Barnston. 



90. Crambus aculeilellus. 



Mas. Cervinus ; palpi labiales graciles, obtusi, capitis latitudine 

 multo longiores ; abdomen fasciculis lateralibus parvis, alas 

 posticas longe superans ; ala> antica? angustaz, lanceolate, vitta 

 subcostali argentea ramum posticum obliquum emittente apicem 

 versus oblique interrupta, spatio posteriore pallide cinereo, 

 costa subconvexa, margine exteriore perobliquo ; postica albido- 

 cinerea. 

 Male. Fawn-colour. Abdomen and under side paler. Labial 

 palpi slender, smooth, obtuse, very much longer than the breadth of 

 the head ; third joint full half the length of the second. Abdomen 

 with minute tufts along each side, extending much beyond the 

 hind wings. Fore wings narrow, attenuated and acute, with a silvery 

 subcostal stripe, which emits a slender oblique branch hindward, 

 and is very obliquely interrupted towards the tip ; space along the 

 interior border pale cinereous ; costa slightly convex ; exterior bor- 

 der straight, very oblique. Hind wings whitish cinereous. Length 

 of the body 6 lines; of the wings 15 lines. 

 a. Georgia. From Mr. Milne's collection. 



