
AXI.—THE 
CRAMBUS RAMOSELLUS. 
(Crambus ramosellus, Dbld., Dieff. New Zeal., Vol. ii., 288; Meyr., 
Trans. N.Z. Inst., xv., 21; Crambus rangona, Feld., Reis. 
Noy., Pl. cxxxvii., 25; JTewcanialis, Butl., Proc. Zool. Soc. 
Lond., 1877, 401.) 
(Plate XX., figs. 29, 30 varieties.) 
This pretty species is very common and generally dis- 
tributed throughout the country, and is also found on 
Stewart Island and on the Chatham Islands. 
The expansion of the wings varies from 1 inch to 1% inches. 
The fore-wings are pale ochreous; there is a pale brown, longi- 
tudinal, shaded band on the costa from the base to about 2 
followed by a whitish stripe from the base to about 2; next a 
dark blackish brown central stripe from the base to % becoming 
much fainter from #to % and ending considerably before the 
termen; there are often two or ‘three brownish-black spots at 
about 3, a@ curved series of dots a little before % and another ser- 
zes on the termen.' The hind-wings are ochreous, shaded with 
pale brown on the termen near the tornus. The cilia of all the 
wings are ochreous. : 
This species varies considerably in size, in the depth 
of colouring, in the extent of the whitish central stripe and 
distinctness of the transverse series of dots. Numerous 
specimens from many localities bear out Mr. Meyrick’s 
remark that, in general, Northern specimens seem to be 
smaller, darker and more distinctly marked than Southern. 
The perfect insect appears from December till April. 
It is usually very common in grassy, open situations, and 
is often abundant in gardens and other cultivated localities. 
Stragglers may occasionally be met with as late as June. 
CRAMBUS CONOPIAS. 
(Crambus conopias, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst. xxxix., 109.) 
This very inconspicuous species was discovered at Ida 
Valley, Otago, by Mr. J. H. Lewis. It has also occurred 
in the Routeburn Valley at the head of Lake Wakatipu. 
The expansion of the wings is barely 1 inch. The head is 
white with a faint central ochreous line, the face forming a 
conical projection. The thorax is very pale ochreous with an in- 
distinct white dorsal stripe. The fore-wings are very elongate, 
narrow, with the termen oblique, pale brownish-ochreous; there 
is a moderately broad, central, longitudinal stripe from the base 
to the termen, margined with dark brown above from 4 to the 
termen and beneath from the base to about 4; the veins are 
indistinctly marked in brown, especially below the central stripe; 
there is a slight white projection from the central stripe towards 
the costa’ at about 3 and a very indistinct series of brown marks 
on the veins representing the second line; the veins are termin- 
ated by indistinct dots. The hind-wings are very pale brownish- 
ochreous; the cilia of all the wings are white. 
The perfect insect appears from November till Janu- 
ary. Mr. Meyrick states that it is ‘‘ Apparently more allied 
to C. ramosellus than to any other New Zealand species, 
but very distinct by the frontal cone; there would seem to 
be undoubted affinity to the European C. inquinatellus.’’ 
PYRALIDAE. 163 
CRAMBUS ANGUSTIPENNIS. 
(Chilo angustipennis, Zell., Hor. Soc. Ent. Ross., 1877, 15, Pl. i., 
3; Crambus adngustipennis, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., xv., 22. 
(Plate XX., fig. 38 9.) 
This large and conspicuous species has occurred in the 
North Island at Waipukurau, Wainuiomata, and on the 
eastern side of Wellington Harbour. In the South Island 
it has been found at Christchurch, Rakaia, Castle Hill and 
Invercargill. 
The expansion of the wings is about 14 inches. The fore- 
wings are very elongate, sharply pointed at the apex, especially 
in the female, with the termen very oblique; pale ochreous with 
the veins broadly clouded with white near the costa so that the 
costal half of the wing appears whitish; a rather broad white 
streak on the dorsum from the base to the tornus margined 
above at the base with. brown and bordered beneath on the dor- 
sal edge by a slender brown streak from + to the tornus. The 
hind-wings are white, sometimes slightly tinged with ochreous. 
The cilia of all the wings are white. 
The perfect insect appears in December, January, and 
March, frequenting the toetoe-grass (Arundo conspicua), 
but is rarely met with. 
CRAMBUS EPHORUS. 
(Crambus ephorus, Meyr., Trans., N.Z. Inst., xvii., 135.) 
(Plate XLVIIL., fig. 17 ¢@.) 
A single specimen of this remarkable-looking species 
was discovered by Mr. Meyrick, in 1883, on Arthur’s Pass 
at an altitude of about 4,800 feet above the sea-level. It 
was not again taken, until February, 1920, when two speci- 
mens were captured in the same locality and subsequently 
further examples were found by Mr. C. E. Clarke. 
The expansion of the wings is about 14 inches. The head 
is Ssnow-white. The palpi are very long, ochreous above and 
internally snow-white. The thorax is snow-white; the patagia 
deep ochreous yellow. The fore-wings are very long narrow 
shining snow-white; the extreme costal edge is brownish becom- 
ing yellow-ochreous towards the apex; there is a rather broad, 
straight, bright deep ochreous-yellow stripe from the base below 
the niddle to the termen above the tornus; the dorsum is nar- 
rowly ochreous-yellow from 4 to the tornus; the cilia are snow- 
white, opposite submedian stripe and on tornus whitish-ochreous. 
The hind-wings are pale ochreous-grey. 
The perfect insect appears in January and February, 
and may be looked for amongst rough herbage on the moun- 
tain side, between 3,500 and 4,800 feet. 
CRAMBUS CORYLANUS. 
(Crambus corylana, Clarke, Trans. N.Z. Inst., lvi., 417.) 
This species was discovered by Mr. Charles E. Clarke 
at the base of Mount Ida in Central Otago. 
It closely resembles Orambus ephorus, but is less bright 
and has the wide ochreous stripe extending transversely to dor- 
sum along outer 3. 
The perfect insect appears in February. 

