1 64 CATALOGUE OF 



beneath. Maxillary palpi more than half the length of the labial 

 palpi. Abdomen extending somewhat beyond the hind wings. 

 Wings ample. Fore wings acute, hardly falcate, minutely black- 

 speckled ; marginal points black ; exterior border slightly concave 

 in front, slightly convex and very oblique hindward. Length of the 

 body 10 lines; of the wings 32 lines. 



Eio Janeiro. In Mr. Fry's collection. 



103. Crambus minuellus. 



Fcem. Albidus ; palpi decumbentes^ subfiexi ; alee anticce cervino- 

 albidce, vitta subcostali spatioque marginali albidis, linea sub- 

 marginali cervina denticulata indistincta, atomis nonnullis 

 punctisque marginalibus nigris ; posticce albidce, subhyalince, 

 punctis marginalibus pallide fuscis . 



Female. Whitish. Labial palpi decumbent, slightly bent, 

 longer than the breadth of the head ; second joint nearly as long as 

 the first. Maxillary palpi obtuse, less than one-third of the length 

 of the labial palpi. Fore wings acute, tinged with pale fawn- 

 colour, excepting an irregular subcostal stripe and a space along 

 the exterior border ; an indistinct denticulated fawn-coloured sub- 

 marginal line and a few black speckles ; marginal points black ; 

 costa and exterior border straight, the latter slightly oblique. Hind 

 wings white, slightly hyaline ; marginal line pale brown. Length 

 of the body 3J- lines ; of the wings 9 lines. 



a. Honduras. From Mr. Dyson's collection. 



Africa. 

 104. Ceambus grammiculellus. 

 grammiculellus, Gn. 

 Algiers. 



105. Crambus decolorellus. 



Mas. Pallide flavescente-cervinus ; ales anticce nigro subconspersce, 

 vitta postica diffusa fusee scente, fimbria interlineata ; postica 

 albidm. 



Male. Pale yellowish fawn-colour, rather stout. Body whitish 

 beneath. Labial palpi nearly twice longer than the breadth of the 

 head. Maxillary palpi about one-fourth of the length of the labial 

 palpi. Abdomen extending a little beyond the hind wings. Fore 



