LEPIDOPTERA. 373 



Notodontides, pt. Endromides, Boisduval, Ind. Meth. Lep. Eur. 



pp. 74, 84 (1840). 

 Notodontites, pt. et Ehdromites, Blanchard, Hist. Nat. des 



Ins. II. pp. 361, 365 (1845). 

 Notodontidi et Endromidi, Stephens, Catal. Brit. Lep. Brit. Mus. 



pp. 40, 44 (1850). 

 Endromid-ZE, DuponcJiel, Catal. Meth. Lep. Eur. p. 79 (1846). 



Walker, List Lep. Set. Brit. Mus. pt. VI. p. 1384 (1855). 



Stainton, Manual Brit. Lep. pp. 107, 158 (1856). 

 Bombycid-2B, pt. Walker, List Lep. Set. Brit. Mus. pt. VI. p. 1386 



(1855). 

 Notodontina, Serr. Schaffer, Lep. Eocot. Spec. Nov. p. 66 (1858). 



Genus EOSAMA, Walker. 



Eosama, Walker, List Lep. Set. Brit. Mus.pt. Y.p. 1066 (1855). 

 Pterodonta, Guenee, MS. Mus. India House. 



908. ROSAMA STMGOSA, Walker (Plate Xla, fig. 4). 



Eosama strigosa, Walker, List Lep. Set. Brit. Mus. 



pt. V. p. 1066 (1855). 

 Pterodonta aurimacula, Guenee, MS. Mus. India Souse. 



a. b. c. d. $ ?. Java. From Dr. Horsfield's Col- 

 lection. 



The larva and pupa of Bosama strigosa are figured on Plate XVIII., 

 figs. 5, 5a, from Java. " Eeeds on a species of Sedysarum, bearing 

 the native name of Oppo-oppo. Eebruary." — (Horsfield, MS.) 



Section IV. 



Larva with sixteen legs, naked, elongate, with the third and fourth 

 segments thickened ; head small ; a dorsal spine on the twelfth 

 segment only, or, as in Bonibyx Suttoni (according to Capt. Hutton), 

 covered throughout with long spines. Metamorphosis : — Cocoon 

 oval, of the finest silken texture. 



The perfect insect has short broad wings, the fore-wing being 

 moderately falcate at the tip ; flies by night ; antennae bipectinated ; 

 proboscis obsolete, or very short ; body short, thick ; legs pilose. 



Bombtces (Larva A. pt. Sphingueormes), Denis et Schiefermuller, 



Wien. Vers. p. 48 (1776). 

 Bombycid^;, pt. Westwood, Intr. II. p. 379 (1840). Walker, List 



Lep. Set. Brit. Mus.pt. VI. p. 1386 (1856). 



