AXI—THE 
tipu and Dunedin, but is rare at Invercargill. It also 
occurs on Stewart Island. 
The expansion of the wings is barely 1 inch. The fore-wings 
are ochreous-brown; there is a rather large, elongate, whitish 
patch on the costa from the base to about 4, often more or less 
clouded with brown; an irregular whitish patch near the apex, 
frequently much reduced in extent; dn elongate, oval, white spot 
a little beyond the middle of the wing edged with dark brown, 
except towards the dorsum; there is a wavy transverse white 
line at about # and four or five minute dark, brown dots on the 
termen; the cilia are brownish-ochreous, much darker towards 
the tornus. The hind-wings are uniform ochreous tinged with 
brown. The head and thorax are ochreous-brown. Varies con- 
siderably in the depth of the brown markings and ground colour. 
The perfect insect appears in February, March and 
April. It is essentially an autumnal species and very fre- 
quently enters houses, especially on the approach of winter. 
CRAMBUS SOPHRONELLUS. 
(Crambus sophronellus, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst. xvii. 138.) 
(Plate XX., fig. 43 ¢@.) 
This rather attractive-looking species has oceurred at 
Tapawera, near Nelson, and in Central Otago. 
The expansion 'of the wings is slightly over ¢ inch. The 
fore-wings are elongate-triangular, white, very finely speckled 
with greyish-ochreous; there is a greyish-black patch on the dor- 
sum at the base; the costa is broadly tinged with brownish- 
ochreous, especially towards the base and the veins are clear 
white; there is a terminal series of black dots and the cilia are 
white, very broadly barred with blackish-grey. The hind-wings 
are bright ochreous. 
This species is very closely allied to C. cyclopicus but 
has shorter wings. 
The perfect insect appears in March. 
by light but apparently very rare. 
It is attracted 
CRAMBUS CYCLOPICUS. 
(Crambus cyclopicus, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., xv., 29.) 
(Plate XX., fig. 44 9.) 
This species, which is very closely allied to the preced- 
ing, has occurred at Napier, Waipukurau, Wellington, 
Tapawera (Nelson), Christchurch, Lake Guyon, Wedder- 
burn and Alexandra. 
The expansion of the wings is about 14 inches. The fore- 
wings are white, thickly speckled with greyish-ochreous, the 
veins being clear white; there is a small blackish-grey patch on 
the dorsum near the base, followed by two obscure wavy trans- 
verse lines extending obliquely upwards but not reaching the 
costa; there is a blackish ring with a central dot in the disc; a 
jagged sub-terminal line and a terminal series of black dots. The 
hind-wings are pale ochreous, 
This species is very variable and the markings arc 
sometimes very faint or absent. The narrow wings, grey 
colouring and entire absence of any longitudinal streak are, 
however, good distinctive characters. 
The perfect insect appears in March and April, and 
is attracted by light. It is very rarely met with in the 
Wellington District, but is stated to be abundant on the 
hills around Chrischurch. 
PYRALIDAE. 169 
CRAMBUS SOPHISTHES. 
(Crambus sophistes, Meyr., Trans, Ent. Soc. Lond., 1905, 226.) 
(Plate XIX., fig. 24 @.) 
This distinct, though dull-looking species, was discov- 
ered by Mr. J. H. Lewis at Ida Valley, Central Otago. 
The expansion of the wings is just over one inch. The 
fore-wings are very narrow and elongate dull brownish-grey and 
glossy; there are a few obscure blackish markings near the base 
and a faint transverse shade at about 4, two small black marks 
near the middle of the wing, a curved series of black dashes on 
the veins at about 3, and a conspicuous series of elongate black 
marks on the termen. The hind-wings are pale ochreous. 
Several species of Scoparia, closely resemble this inseet 
superficially, but may be at once distinguished by the 
structure of the labial palpi. 
CRAMBUS HARPOPHORUS. 
(Crambus harpophorus, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., xv., 30.) 
(Plate XX., fig. 36 @.) 
This species is fairly common on the Humboldt Range 
at the head of, Lake Wakatipu, at elevations of from 3,600 
to 4,600 feet above the sea-level. It has also occurred on 
the Tableland of Mt. Arthur at about 4,000 feet and at 
Arthur’s Pass at an elevation of 2,500 feet. 
The expansion of the wings is slightly over 1 inch. The 
fore-wings are pale greyish-ochreous, sometimes slightly tinged 
with brown, with all the veins towards the dorsum marked in 
dull white; there is a slender, white, longitudinal, central streak 
from the base to about 3; this streak is broken and bent down- 
wards into a hook at about 4; there is a dark brown longitudinal 
line just below the central white streak, broken into three or 
four elongate spots near its end, and a curved transverse series 
of indistinct brownish dots near the termen. The hind-wings 
are very pale greyish-ochreous, 
There is slight variation, specimens from the far south 
being darker and greyer than those taken in the Nelson 
district. 
The perfect insect appears in January and frequents 
grassy places on the mountain sides. 
CRAMBUS; ONCOBOLUS. 
(Crambus oncobolus, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., xvii., 138.) 
CPlateexe.. seh oom e) 
This rather unusual-looking species has occurred at 
Castle Hill at an elevation of about 2,500 feet, especially 
in the bed of the Porter River, and at New River, near 
Invercargill. 
The expansion of the wings is 1 inch. The fore-wings are 
rather dark greyish-ochreous; the basal stalk of the median vein 
and its branches forming veins 2, 3, 4 and 5 are all clearly 
marked in reddish-ochreous; there is a conspicuous black and 
white central stripe extending almost from the base to 4; a short 
faint black stripe above it near the middle of the dise; the cos- 
tal and apical veins are faintly marked in white and there are 
several short black marks between the veins. Two short stripes 
consisting of orange, black and whitish lines are situated on each 
side of the thorax. The hind-wings are dull greyish-ochreous. 

