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Family Saturnid^. 

 Family type : S. pavonia major, L. 

 Gen. Attacus, Linn., 1767. 

 Type : A. atlas. 



1. erycina, Shaw. South America to Mexico; Texas? 



splendidus, Beauv. 



2. jorulla, Westw. 



cincius, Tepp. Mexico to Arizona. 



Gen. Philosamia, Grt., 1874. 

 Proc. Am. Phil. Soc, XIV., 258. 

 Type : P. cynthia. 



3. cynthia, Drury . Atlantic Coast, introduced from Asia. 



aurotus, Fabr. " 



ifisitlaris, Voll. 



Gen. Callosamia, Pack., 1S64. 

 Type : C. promethea. 



4. calleta, Westw. Mexico to Arizona. 



polyommata, Tepp. 



5. promethea, Drury. Canada, south and westward. 



6. angulifera, Walk. Atlantic States ; Buffalo, probably Lower Canada. 



Obs. — These three genera form the first group in the family ; the 

 second consists oi Samia, Saturnia and Agapema ; the third, of Actias 



and Telea. 



Gen. Samia, Hubn., 1818 (1822?). 



Type : S. cecropia. (Packard restr., 1864.) 



= Flatysamia, Grt., 1865. 



7. cecropia, Lhui. Canada, southward. 



8. Columbia, S. I. Smith. Canada to Michigan ; Eastern States. 



9. Gloveri, Streck. Arizona to Rocky Mountain region. 



var. reducta, Neum. Mts. of Colorado, 11,000 ft. 

 10. rubra, Behr. (1855.) California to Pacific Northwest. 

 cali/orfiica, Gvi. (1865.) 

 ceanothi, Behr. (1868.) 

 euryalus, Streck. (1875.) 



Gen. Saturnia, Schrank, 1802. 

 Type : S. pavonia major {pyri). 

 = Hercea, Hubn., 1806. 



