HELIOTHIS. — ACONTIA. I'J 



HELIOTHIDiE. 



HELIOTHIS, Guenee. 



Heliothis adaucta. (Plate XLV. fig. 4.) 

 Heliothis adaucta, Butler, Ann. 4' ^cig- Afl*. Hist. ser. 5, vol. i. p. 199 (1878). 



Closely allied to H. dipsacea, but much larger, the primaries and thorax of a more sandy 

 whitish tint, with the markings rather darker ; the secondaries whiter, with blacker markings, 

 the spot closing the cell broader: body less reddish in tint; under surface with all the 

 markings much more distinct. Expanse of wings 1 inch 5-6 lines. 



Yokohama {Jonas) ; Hakodate {iVhitely). 



H^MEROSIID^. 



ARIOLA, Walker. 

 Ariola pulchra. (Plate XLV. fig. 6.) 



Primaries cupreous brown, crossed from base to outer Ijorder by four slaty-grey streaks ; 

 outer border also slaty grey, bounded on both sides by small black dots ; fringe rather more 

 golden than the groimd-colour of the wings : secondaries smoky brown, with whitish costal 

 area ; fringe whity brown, traversed by a darker brown line : head, collar, and thorax 

 cupreous brown, the centre of the vertex yellowish ; tegulse slaty grey ; abdomen smoky 

 brown. Under surface of wings greyish brown, with pale costal and external borders, fulvous 

 in the primaries, testaceous in the secondaries : body below testaceous. Expanse of wings 

 11 lines. 



Yokohama {Jonas). 



ACONTIID^E. 



ACONTIA, Ochs. 



Acontia biplagiata. (Plate XLV. fig. 7.) 



Acontia biplaga, Wall-er {nee Guenee), Cat. Lep. Het. xii. p. 795. n. 34 (1857). 

 Acontia biplagiata, Wall-er, I. c. Sup2)l. iii. p. 781 (1865). 



Silvery white : primaries above with an oblique golden brown band from the basal two 

 fifths of the costal margin to just below the median vein, where it meets a large nebulous 

 triangular fuliginous patch, the base of which is upon the outer margin ; reniform spot out- 

 lined in dark brown ; apex and two or three confused lines on the margin and fringe smoky 



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