318 Mr. F. Moore on the 



Diglutee {Tetranthera diglottica), Pattee Shoonda {Laiirus obtiisi- 

 folia), and the Sonhalloo {Tetranthera macrophylla). There are 

 generally five broods in the year. 



Anthercea Mesankooria, Moore. 



Of this we only know the silk. It comes from Assam, the 

 worm producing it being called by the natives " Mezankorie," or 

 " Mezankooree," and feeds on the leaves of the Addakoory, a 

 species of Tetranthera. The silk is yellowish white, and con- 

 stitutes the dress of the higher ranks in Assam. 



Anthercea Paphia (Linn. 1767). Cramer, Pap. Exot. ii. pi. 

 U6, f. A.— 147, f.A.— 148, f. A. ; Sykes, Trans. Linn. Soc. 

 iii. plate ; Blanchard, Voyage dans I'lnde, Ins. pi. 3 ; Guer. 

 Menev. Rev. et Mag. de Zool. 1855, pi. 6, f. 2. 



Phal. Att. Mylitta, Drury, Exot. Ins. ii. pi. 5, f. 1 (1773). 



•' Tusseh" or " Tussur" of the Bengalese. 



Inhabits Assam, Silhet, Upper and Lower India, Ceylon. 



Tusseh silk is a most abundant product, and is everywhere used 

 as clothing by the natives, and even by Europeans, while consider- 

 able quantities are imported into England. It is the most common 

 in use of the wild silk-worms. Millions of cocoons are annually 

 collected in the jungles and brought to the silk factories near 

 Calcutta, but the principal place of their manufacture is at 

 Bhagulpore. 



The larva at Bhagulpore feeds on the Baer (^Zizyphus jujuba) 

 and the Semul (^Bornhax hejjtaphyllum), and is there an annual only. 



At Mussooree Capt. Hutton reared it on Quercus incana, and. 

 informs us that " the Bengal Tusseh is stated to have three broods 

 in the year, whereas the Pondicherry variety is also stated to have 

 four broods in the year, and that of Behar, Burbhoom hills, 

 Bhagulpore, and of the Punjaub on the contrary only one brood." 

 The variations in the size of the cocoons and in the coloration of 

 the moths are very puzzling. These remarks will suffice to show 

 the state of our knowledge, or rather our ignorance, respecting 

 these insects. 



Anthe7-cea Surakarta, Moore. 



Inhabits Java. 



A close ally of the common " Tussur." 



Anthercea Pernyi, Guer.-Meneville, Rev.et Mag. de Zool. 1855, 



pi. 6, f. 1. 

 Inhabits Mantchouria, N. China, the larva feeding on a species 



