21. Antherma larissa, Westwood, syn. Saturnia, a beautiful species, found in Java.
22. Anthems —? sp. This is a native of Manchuria, in a climate as rigorous as that of Britain. It feeds on a species of the oak. Its silk is strong, with little lustre, and resembles strong yellow linen. Introduced into:France. A. and A. inezankooria are also named.
23. Loepa katinka, 1Vestwood, syns. Saturnia, Antherma, native of Assam, Sylhet, Tibet, Java. Others are L miranda, Sikkima, and Sivalika.
24. Actias selene, Byns. Tropes, Plectsopteran, Phalrena, a native of India, at Mussoori and Darjiling, from 5000 to 7000 feet. It feeds on the Conaria Nepalensis, or Munsuri, Ursa., the walnut, Andromeda ovalifolia, and Carpinus. The eggs are laid for a few days after the visit of the male ; they hatch in about 18 days, and the larva begins to form its cocoon when 7 weeks old.
25. Actin :Shwas, Doubleday, syn. Tropsea, a native of Sylhet.
26. Actias ;Sincnsis, Walker, syn. Tropics, a native of N. China. Others are A. ignescene and A. leto.
27. Saturnia pyretorum, Boisduvhl, China.
28. Saturnia Grotei, Moore, Darjiling.
29. Attacus Atlas, Linn., syns. Phalmna, Bombyx, Saturnia. This is the largest of all known lepidopterous insects. It is found in Ceylon, all over India, Burma, China, and Java, and the tasseh silk of the Chinese is said to be obtained from its cocoon.
30. Attacus Edwardsi, White, a native of Dar jiling, of an intensely dark colour.
31. Attacus Cynthia; Drury, syns. Phalmna, Bombyx, Samia, Saturnia. This is the Eri, Eria, or Arindi silk-worm of Bengal and Assam, which occurs also in N.E. India, Tibet, China, and Java. It feeds on the foliage of the Ricinus communis, the castor-oil plant, hence its name, the Arindi. It
spins remarkably soft threads.
32. Attacus ncini, Boisduval, syns. Saturnia and Phaloam. This is found in Assam, Ceylon, and is the Arindi or castor-oil silk-worm of Bengal, so called because it feeds solely on the common castor-oil plant, with which, also, they are fed when domesticated. This is reared over a great part of India, but particularly at Dinajpur and Rangpur. The cocoons are remarkably soft and white, but the filament is very delicate ; the silk cannot be wound off, and it is therefore spun like cotton. The yarn thus manufactured is woven into a coarse kind of 'white cloth, of a seemingly loose texture, but of incredible dura bility; a person rarely can wear out a garment made of it in his lifetime.
33. Attacus Guerini, Moore, is smaller than A. Cynthia and A. Ricini. It is found in Bengal. Others are A. Canningii, lunula, obscures, and silhetica. Caligula Cachara, Moore; C. Simla, Westw. • C. Thibeta, Westw. Neoris Huttoni ; N. shadulla ; and N. Stolickzkana of Mussoorie, Yarkund, and Ladak. Oeinara lactea ; O. Moore' and O. diaphana of the Himalayas. Rhodia newara, Moore, Nepal. Rinaca zuleika, Hope, Sikkim. Theophila bengalensis ; HuttOni • man darins ; religiose and Sherwilli of N. India and China. Trilocha varians, Walker, India.
The species of Bombyx called Bhooa, Buro bhoo, HIND., and Kala Jhanga, attack the maturing poppy plant in February and March in Lower Bengal.—Major H1111071 in No. 8 of Universal Review ; Ilorsfield and Moore's Lepidopterous Insects, 1858-9 ; Silk-producing Moths; Pro. Zool. Soc. 1859. See Lepidoptera.