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CATALOGUE OF 
Male. Pale ocliraccous. 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 silvery 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. Bedman’s collection. 
89. Crambus abtrusellus. 
Ferrugineus ; palpi graciles, capitis latitudine longiores ; alee an- 
ticce acutce, punctis marginalibus nigris , costa vix convexa , 
margine exteriore subconvexo ; posticce cinerece . 
Female. Ferruginous. Palpi slender, longer than the breadth 
of the head. Abdomen and hind wings cinereous, the former not 
extending beyond the latter. 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 Biver, Hudson’s Bay. Presented by 
Dr. Barnston. 
90. Crambus aculeilellus. 
Mas. Cervinus ; palpi labiales graciles , obtusi , capitis latitudine 
multo lotigiores ; abdomen fasciculis later alibus parvis , alas 
poslicas longe superans ; alee anticce angusta , lanceolatce , vitta 
subcostali argentea ramum posticum obliquum emittente apicem 
versus oblique interrupta , spatio posteriore pallide cinereo , 
costa subconvexa , margine exteriore perobliquo ; posticce albido- 
cinerece. 
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. 
