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AGLIA 10. 



PLATE XVI. Fig. 3. 



Bombyx Io, Fabr Phal. Io, Abbot and Stnith's Lepid. Georg., 



vol. i. pi. 49. 



The genus Aglia was founded by Ochsenheimer on 

 the Bombyx Tau of authors, and is very closely 

 related to Saturnia. It has the palpi distinct, rather 

 short, clothed with scales, compressed, triarticulate, 

 terminal joint short, ovate ; maxilke obsolete. An- 

 tennae short ; those of the male bipectinated, each 

 joint bearing a simple pectination, the latter dimi- 

 nishing in length towards the apex of the antennae ; 

 those of the female with each joint unidentate, not 

 pectinated ; head moderate ; thorax rather short 

 and pilose; abdomen moderate, pilose, tufted at 

 the apex; wings entire, broad, horizontally ex- 

 panded. * 



The finely coloured species figured is a native of 

 America. Antennae, head, and thorax yellow, the 

 two latter hairy ; upper wings yellow in the male, 

 with several waved transverse brown streaks ; red- 

 dish-brown in the female, with three waved continu- 



* Stephen's Illus. of Brit. Ent. Haus., vol. ii. p. 36. 



