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Desiderata. 

 Drepana fasciata Walk., Cat. Lep. Br. Mus. V. (1855). 



Morris, Synopsis Lep. N. Amer. p. 218. (1862). 

 Drepana arcuaia Walk., Cat. Lep. Br. Mus. V. (1855). 



Morris, Synopsis Lep. N. Amer. p. 218. (1862). 



-Nova Scotia," (Walker.) 



Subfamily BoMBYCiNiE Westwood. 

 This small group which is not represented in this country, was by 

 Westwood considered as a fiimily. The family termination has been 

 chan<i;ed for a subfamily ending in accordance with our views as to the 

 rank of this group. Bombyx mori is the typical genus. The group is 

 represented in Europe by Endromis varsicolora as there is abundant 

 proof in characters drawn from the larva and perfect insect that these 

 two genera are very closely related. Aglia tau is by Mr. Stainton 

 (Manual of British Butterflies and Moths,) placed in the group " En- 

 dromidse" with Piudromis. A'/lia should rather be placed among the 

 the true Attici near Trle((. It is however a lower form than that genus 

 even, as I have satisfied myself from the study of the moth, and an ex- 

 amination of the plates in (xodardt & Duponchel illustrating the trans- 

 formations of A. tau. 



Subfamily Attaci Linnaeus. 

 Linnteus in the S^stema Naturee recognized a group of species cor- 

 responding to this subfamily under the name of '• Attaci^ 



TELEA Hiibner. 

 Telea Polyphemus Hiibner. 



Phaliena [Aitacusj Polj/phemus Linn., Syst. Nat. (1767). 



Fabricius. (1770). 

 Phalocna Polyphemus Smith, N. H. Lep. Ins. Ga. p. 9.3. Tab. 47. (1797). 

 Telea Polypheme Hubn., Samml. Exot. S(3hm. Bd. 2, pi. 172, 173. (1806). 



Verz. p. 154. (1816). 

 Attacm Polyphemus Harr., Cat. Ins. Mass. p. 72. (1835). 



Kt. Ins. Mass. p. 279. (ls41). 

 Third edit. fig. 181. (1862). 

 Telea Polyphemus Walk., Cat. Lep. Br. Mus. V. (1855). 



Hyalophora Polyphemus Fitch, Third Rt. No.x. Ins. N. York. p. 137. (1850). 

 Attacus Polyphemus Morris. Synopsis Lep. N. Amer. p. 226. (1862). 

 Maine, southward, (Coll. Dr. Harris, Sanborn, ShurtleflF.) 



