4 PLATE CCCXCVII. 



which contains befides the male of the fame infect. Efnft is evi- 

 dently in doubt whether to confider it as a variety of the Bombyx 

 Dromedarius differing only from that infeft in the gradations of co- 

 lour, or as a diftinft fpecies ; this he leaves for time and future re- 

 fearches to determine. He obferves, hewever, and it is a ftrong ar- 

 gument in favour of its being diitincl, that the males in M. Gerning's 

 collection, are of the fame colour as the female he reprefents, and 

 the like circumftance is exemplified in our fpecimens*. 



The variety fig. 1. of the B. Tritophus of Efper appears to be 

 of the fame fpecies as our B. Zebu, but of this we cannot fpeak 

 with confidence. Schneider certainly notices it. Fabricius proba- 

 bly confidered it as a variety of B. Dromedarius. 



FIG. II. 

 PHAUENA CASSINIA. 



TMLINEATED MOTH. 

 SPECIFIC CHARACTER 



AND 



SYNONYMS. 



Wings deflected, grey with abbreviated fcattered black lines : thorax 

 with a black line each fide, and in the middle. 



* " M. Gemixig qui poffedc dans fa collection l'individu feroelle dont nous donnons 

 le portrait en deffus ct en deffous, Jig. 267. e, f, le croit upe variete de cette efpece, 

 rualgre la diif6rence que Ton y remarque dans les nuances. Cepeudant corame ii a de* 

 males de la mGme couleur, il n'ofe affurer que ce ne foil point une efpece differente. 

 Lc temps feul et leg referches peuvent nos en rendre certain." Ernjl. 



Bombyx 



