Hcterocera from, China, Japan, and Curea. 557 



Genus Chrysopera. 

 Haiiipson, Fauna Brit. Ind., Moths, ii, p. 4.!):3 (1804). 



1275. Chrysopera comldnans. 



Arclhva comlinans. Walker, Cat. Lep. Het., xiv, p. 1399 

 (1858); Moore, Lep. Ceyl., iii, p. 165, pi. clxix, fig. 3 

 (1885). 



Chrysopera comlnnans, Hampson, Fauna Brit. Itul., ]\roths, 

 ii, p. 493 (1894). 



One specimen from Ta-chien-lu, taken in July. 

 Distrihution. NoRTH-WEST Himalayas ; peninsular 

 India, Ceylon, and Burma {Hamp)son) ; Western China. 



Genus Ophiusa. 



Oclis. ; Hampson, Fauna Brit. Ind., Moths, ii, p. 493 



(1894). 



1276. Ophiusa algira. 



NodvM ahjira, Linn., Syst. Nat., xii, p. 836 (1767) ; Esp. 



Schmett., iv, pi. Ixxxvii, fig. 1. 

 Noctua achatina, Sulz., Abg. Ges. Ins., p. 160, pi. xxii, fig. 



4 (1776). 

 Noctua st'iiposa, Fabr., Eut. Syst., iii, p. 42 (798). 

 Nochia triangularis, Hiibn., Noct., pi. ixvi, fig. 323. 

 Ophiusa alf/ira, Guen., Noct., iii, p. 270 ; Hampson, Fauna 



Brit, ind.. Moths, ii, p. 500 (1894). 

 Granimodcs algira, var. mandschuriana, Stand., Rom. sur 



Lep., vi, p. 578 (1892). 



Fryer's specimens were from Yokohama. I obtained 

 the species at Tsuruga and my native collector at Gensan, 

 and I have received examples from Kinkiang, Chang-y;\ng, 

 Chia-kou-ho, Wa-shan and Ta-chien-lu. 



Distrihution. Eithopk; Amurland ; CoREA ; Central 

 and Western China ; Japan. Hampson gives also 

 Africa; Mauritius; througliout India, Ceylon, and 

 Burma. 



