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I have two specimens from Gensan, one captured in July 

 and one in August. 



Distribution. Europe. — Amurland ; Corea ; North- 

 west Himalayas ; North China. 



738. HeliotJiis dipsacca. 



Nodua, dipsacca, Linn., Syst. Nat., xii, p. 856; Hiibn., 



Noct., fig. 311. 

 Hcliothis adaucta, Butl., Ann, and Mag. Nat. Hist., (5; i, 



p. 190 (1878) ; 111. Typ. Lep. Het, iii, p. 19, pi. xlv, 



fig. 4 (1879). 



There were specimens from Yokohama and Yosso in 

 Fryer's collection. Mr. Whitely obtained the species at 

 Hakodate, and I took it at Gensan. Examples have also 

 been received from How-kow. 



Vistrihution. Europe.— Amurland ; Japan ; Yesso ; 

 Corea ; Western China. 



739. Hcliothis ononis. 



Hcliothis ononis, W. V. ; Oberthlir, Etud. d'Entom., xviii, 

 p. 44, pi. iii, fig, 41 (1893). 



Oberthilr records this species from Ta-chien-lu, and 

 Staudinger from Amurland. I have not seen any Asian 

 specimens. 



Distribution. Europe. — Amurland ; Western China. 



740. Hcliothis cop)iosa, sp. n. 



Primaries chocolate-brown on basal and outer marginal thirds, 

 central third paler ; antemedial line whitish, curved ; postraedial 

 line wliitish, curved and recurved ; submarginal line black, wavy 

 and dentate, originating in a black linear spot on thecosta ; stigmata 

 indistinct, the reniform followed by a diffuse pale spot ; central 

 shade blackish, expanding towards the costa ; median nervure 

 whitish between ante- and postmedial lines ; the outer marginal 

 area beyond the submarginal line is almost as pale as the central 

 third ; fringes preceded by a darker line. Secondaries orange-yellow 

 black at the base and on the outer marginal area, discal mai-k black, 

 conspicuous ; fringes orange-yellow slightly tinged with fuscous. 

 Under surface orange-yellow, primaries paler with large black discal 

 spot, two smaller spots before it, and an irregular black band beyond 

 it ; secondaries tinged with rusty on costal and outer marginal areas ; 



