6,500 feet. The worms appear in April, feeding upon a 

 species of wild-pear tree ; spins a thin silken cocoon. 



Neoris Shadulla (Moore). — Yarkund. 



Neoris Stoliczkana (Felder). — Ladak. 



Satumia Cidosa (Moore). Hot valleys of the Sikkhn 

 Himalayas. 



Satumia Grotei (Moore). — Sikkim Himalayas. 



Satumia Lindia (Moore). — Sikkim Himalayas, 



Satumia Anna (Moore). — Sikkim Himalayas. 



Loepa Jcatinka (Westwood). — Sikkim, 5,000 to 7,000 

 feet. Assam. 



Loepa Sikkima (Moore). — Hot valleys of Sikkim. 



Loepa sivalica (Hutton.) — Mussooree, 5,000 feet. Spins 

 a long cocoon, pointed at each end, and of a dark greenish- 

 grey colour. 



Loepa miranda (Moore). — Sikkim Himalayas. 



Gricula trifenestrata (Heifer) ; the Haumpottonee of the 

 Assamese. — Noted as being very common in Assam, the 

 worms feeding on the soon tree, forming an open net-like 

 cocoon of a beautiful yellow colour and of a rich lustre, the 

 silk being spun in the same manner as the Eria cocoon. 

 Occurs also in Moulmein, where the worms are stated to 

 feed upon the cashew-nut tree (Anacardium orientate). 



Cricula drepanoides (Moore). — Sikkim. 



To this number may be added a few others which, 

 although not of India, are well worth the attention of the 

 Government of India for the purpose of acclimatisation 

 there. 



Anthercea Pernyi (Guer. Men.) — The oak-feeding silk- 

 worm of Mantchouria, N. China. This is described as 

 having been long known to the Mantchour Tartars, very 

 large quantities of the silk used among the Chinese. The 

 worms feed on various species of oak (Quercus Mongolica, 

 &c), the cocoon differing from the Tusser in form and texture. 

 The silk is represented as strong, but with little lustre. 

 Two crops of silk are produced in the year — a spring and 

 autumn crop. 



Anthercea Confuci (Moore). — A species allied to A. pernyi, 

 inhabiting the hills in the neighbourhood of Shanghai, N. 

 China. 



Anthercea Yama-rnai (Guenn Me'nevillo). — The Yama- 

 mai silkworm of Japan. 



An oak-feeding species, forming a cocoon of a pale 

 yellowish-green colour. This worm feeds on the oak, and 

 produces excellent silk of considerable commercial value in 

 Japan. I should strongly recommend its introduction into 



