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" My own limited experience, therefore, leads me to coincide in 

 opinion with Mr. Hodgson, and I accordingly reject the Tusseh moth 

 from the catalogue of Mussooree and mountain species, not even grant- 

 ing it a place at Kussowlee. Of true mountaineers we have, as far 

 as my knowledge extends, three species of Saturnia ; two others are 

 found only in the depths of the warmest valleys,— such as S. Atlas ? 

 and 8. Katinka (Westw.) ; the former occurring likewise in the Doon 

 along with the Tusseh moth ; thus making in all six species of 

 Saturnia." 



(In a foot-note, Capt. Hutton further remarks : — " In my enumera- 

 tion of the species found here, I omitted one large Saturnia, which I 

 once found upon a quince-tree in the Botanical Garden ; the larva, 

 when first seen, appeared to be a white cocoon on the back of a leaf, 

 but a closer view showed me the caterpillar densely covered with long 

 white hairs. I never procured a second specimen.") 



" To these we may add one species of Actias which is, I believe, 

 confined to the hills from 5,000 feet upwards to 7,000 feet, and 

 perhaps higher ; it occurs likewise apparently in Sylhet, as Major 

 Jenkins long ago kindly sent me a drawing of what I take to be this 

 species. And, lastly, we have one species of true Bombyx (B. Hut- 

 toni, Westw.) which occurs abundantly on the wild mulberry from 

 the Doon, upwards, to at least 7,000 feet. Thus showing a list of 

 known silk-spinners to the number of nine ; viz. seven Saturnia, one 

 Actias, and one Bombyx : more there doubtless may be, although as 

 yet unknown to me ; but I strongly suspect that some of those men- 

 tioned by Mr. Frith as coming from Mussooree and Kussowlee were, 

 in reality, natives of other localities. 



" Mr. Hodgson likewise notices the occurrence of what he and 

 Mr. Frith pronounce to be the Arrindy moth {8. Cynthia) ; and I 

 have it also from Mussooree, where the caterpillar feeds on the shrub 

 Mussooree (Coriaria nipalensis), and from which this station derives 

 its name. Dr. Boxburgh's figure of the caterpillar of 8. Cynthia is, 

 however, so thoroughly unlike those occurring here, that, notwith- 

 standing the identity (if I may so speak) of the imago, I am unwilling 

 to pronounce decisively as to the species until I have compared our 

 larvae with those of undoubted S. Cynthia from Bengal. Ours occurs 

 from the foot of the hills up to 6,000 feet of elevation." 



Lady Isabella Bose Gilbert figures the transformations of Anth. 

 Paphia, and in her MS. Notes says, " Tusser moths are hatched 

 twice in the year, in May and August ; the larvae go into the chrysalis 

 state in September, remaining so till the May following ; whilst those 



