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with teeth deflected, hairy, towards the extremity of antennx 
shorter or none. Ocelli none. Wings deflected, somewhat thin or 
sub-pellucid, beneath pilose, the posterior bridled by retinaculum, 
Body hirsute. Larve smooth, with fourteen feet, and two conical 
elongate tubercles in place of anal feet. 
Sp. Cerura vinula, Phal. (Bombyx) vinula L., Rasen, Ins. 1., Pap. nocturn. 
Cl, m. Tab. xrx.; Supp, Nederl. Jns. 1. 4e Stuk, Tab. v.; Lyonzt, Ouvr. 
posth. Pl. 34, figs. 1—15. Puss Moth. 
Bombyx nob. (Bombyx and Lastocampa SCHRANK, LAtr., Cas- 
tropacha OCHSENH.) ‘Tongue short or obsolete. Ocelli none. An- 
tenne in both sexes bipectinate. Wings deflected, reversed, the 
external margin of posterior produced beyond the margin of the 
anterior; retinaculum none. Body thick. 
Sp. Bombyx mori, Phal. (Bombyx) mori L., Raset, Ins. 11. Tab. vir— 
1X. the silk-worm; the caterpillar is whitish-grey, smooth, and has a small 
horn at the hinder extremity on the back ; when fully grown, it reaches 
quite 3” in length, and feeds on mulberry-leaves ; the moth is dirty-white, 
and has on the fore-wings inconspicuous light brown stripes. The pupa is 
brown, elongate, oval and obtuse ; it lies inclosed in a close web (cocoon) 
from which silk is procured. This species was first introduced into Europe 
in the time of the Emperor JUSTINIANUS. 
Bombyx potatoria, Phal, (Bomb.) potatoria L., RasEt, Ins. 1., Pap. 
nocturn. Cl, 11. Tab. 11.; Sepp, Nederl. Ins. 1. 4e Stuk, Tab. vit. Drinker 
moth. 
Saturnia SCHRANK, Latrr. (Saturnia and Aglia OcHsEnn.) 
Tongue obsolete. Antenne in males doubly pectinate, with two 
teeth directed upwards and two downwards in every joint. Ocelli 
none. Wings when at rest expanded, the inferior without reti- 
naculum, the disc adorned with ocellar spot, which is most fre- 
quently naked in the middle, pellucid. 
Sp. Saturnia carpini, Ocusenu., Phal. (Bombyx) pavonia a) minor L., 
Ra@skEL, 1. Pap. noct. Cl. u. Tabs. tv. v.; Sepp, Nederl. Ins. 1. 4e Stuk, 
Tab. x. x1. Amongst the exotic species may be noted the East Indian 
Saturnia atlas (CRAMER, Uitl. Kap. 1. Tab. 9, fig. A. Tab. 381, fig. c. Tab. 
382, fig. A.) on account of its size and beauty. All the species of this 
genus are amongst the larger Lepidoptera. 
Cossus F ABR. (Cossus LAtTR., Zeuzera ejusd.) Tongue obsolete. 
Antennx denticulate or pectinate, in some towards the extremity 
setaceous, simple. Ocelli none. Head small, deflected. Thorax 
gibbous, large. Female with ovipositor exsert. Wings deflected, 
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