INSECTA; 403 



jsnth teeth deflected, hairy, towards the extremity of antennae 

 [shorter or none. Ocelli none. Wings deflected, somewhat thin or 

 mb-pellucid, beneath pilose, the posterior bridled by retinaculum, 

 Body hirsute. Larvse smooth, with fourteen feet, aind two conical 

 elongate tubercles in place of anal feet. 



Sp. Centra vinula, Phal. (Bombyx) vinula L., RCESEL, Ins. I., Pap. nocturn. 

 01. ii. Tab. xix. ; SEPP, Nedcrl. Ins. i. 46 Stuk, Tab. v. j LYONET, Ouvr. 

 posth. PI. 34, figs, i 15. Puss Moth. 



Bombyx nob. (Bombyx and Lasiocampa SCHRANK, LATR., Gas- 

 ropacha OCHSENH.) Tongue short or obsolete. Ocelli none. An- 

 innse in both sexes bipectinate. Wings deflected, reversed, the 

 xternal margin of posterior produced beyond the margin of the 

 nterior ; retinaculum none. Body thick. 



Sp. Bombyx mori, Phal. (Bombyx) mori L., RCESEL, Ins. in. Tab. vn 

 IX. 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., KCESEL, Ins. I., Pap. 

 nocturn. 01. n. Tab. n. ; SEPP, Nederl. Ins. i. 40 Stuk, Tab. vm. Drinker 

 moth. 



Saturnia SCHRANK, LATR. (Saturnia and Aglia OCHSENH.) 

 Tongue obsolete. Antenna in males doubly pectinate, with two 

 eeth directed upwards and two downwards in every joint. Ocelli 



one. Wings when at rest expanded, the inferior without reti- 

 laculum, the disc adorned with ocellar spot, which is most fre- 



uently naked in the middle , pellucid. 



Sp. Saturnia carpini, OCHSENH., Phal. (Bombyx) pavonia a) minor L., 

 RCESEL, i. Pap. noct. 01. II. Tabs. iv. v. ; SEPP, Nederl. Ins. i. 46 Stuk, 

 Tab. X. XI. Amongst the exotic species may be noted the East Indian 

 Saturnia atlas (CRAMER, Uitl. Kap. i. 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 FABR. (Cossus LATR., Zeuzera ejusd.) Tongue obsolete. 

 Antennae denticulate or pectinate, in some towards the extremity 

 etaceous, simple. Ocelli none. Head small, deflected. Thorax 

 ;ibbous, large. Female with ovipositor exsert. Wings deflected, 



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