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dorsal white line with segmental white tufts on each side of it ; a 

 series of lateral white tufts ; paired sublateral and ventral white 

 lines. Wings pale yellowish brown. Tore wing with a white 

 antemedial line, outwardly oblique from the costa to vein 2, then 

 bent back to the base of inner margin ; a narrow hyaline lunule 

 on the discocellulars, inwardly edged with fuscous, outwardly with 

 yellow ; a postmedial fuscous, white, pink, and pinkish-white 

 band, generally curved and angled at the lunule, sometimes nearly 

 straight ; outer area irrorated with fuscous ; apical area suffused 

 with pink ; a white and dark ocellated mark near the margin 

 between veins 7 and 8, with a waved white line from it to the 

 costa ; outer margin pale brown ; a dark submarginal line den- 

 tated between veins 6 and 7. Hind wing similar, the antemedial 

 line oblique and not angled ; some fuscous streaks on the marginal 

 band inside the line. 



Typical cynihia from Java is the palest form, with the pinkish- 

 white suffusion beyond the postmedial band of both wings, 

 which is nearly straight, diffused along the veins ; walkeri=can- 

 ninyii=vesta from China and India is darker fulvous, with the 

 postmedial band curved and the suffusion beyond more restricted ; 

 while pryeri from Japan is again considerably darker. This is the 

 " Arrundi " or "Eria" Moth of silk-culture. 



Larva pale green or whitish, with one dorsal and two lateral 

 pairs of darker spines. 



Cocoon pale brown. 



Hab. Japan ; China ; Himalayas ; Assam ; Cachar ; Java ; and 

 ? Nilgiris. Exp., <3 136, $ 144 millim. 



7. AttacilS ricini, Boisd. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fi: 1854, p. 755 ; C. $ S. 



no. 1541 ; Moore, Wardtis Wild Silks, pi. 8, figs. 1, 2. 

 Attacus lunula, Wlk. Cat. v, p. 1221. 



Attacus guerini, Moore, P. Z. S. 1859, p. 269 ; C. fy S. no. 1539. 

 Attacus obscurus, Butl. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1879, p. 5 ; C. $ S. no. 1540. 

 Saturnia iole, Westio. P. Z. S. 1881, p. 144 ; C. $ S. no. 1548. 



Differs from cynihia in the abdomen having segmental bands of 

 white hair above instead of tufts ; the colour usually darker. 

 Fore wing with the antemedial line more angled and generally 

 joining the postmedial band ; the lunule much shorter ; the post- 

 medial band of both wings with fuscous replacing the pink. 



The palest form is ricini ; obscurus from Cachar is a large dark 

 form ; guerini a small dark form ; iole a sport with the markings 

 faded, the postmedial band of both wings whitish, broad, and 

 diffused. 



Hab. China ; Sikhim ; Assam ; ? Ceylon Exp., rf 100-108, $ 

 116 millim. 



YOL. I. 



