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ON THE PARASITES OF TWO SPECIES OF WEST 

 AFRICAN WILD SILK-WORMS.* 



By GERALD C. DL^DGEON, Inspector of Agricultuee toe 

 British West Africa. 



The silk derived from the cocoon-masses woven by the larv?e of AnajiJte 

 infracta, Wlsm., A. venafa, BiitL, A. moloner/i, Druce, and others o£ the same 

 or an allied genus of the family Eupterotid.^, is utilised in the Haussa and 



Cocoon-mass of Anajihe venata, Walk, enclosed in an outer case, on a leaf of Cassava. 

 (From a photograph by Dr. W. M. Graham.) 



Yoruba countries of Northern and Southern Nigeria for the manufacture of 

 yarns, used in the embroidery of Haussa gowns in the former country and, 

 in conjunction with cotton in the latter locality, for the production of the 

 '^ sanyan " cloths. 



* Received from the Colonial Office for publication. — Ed. 

 BULL. ENT. KES. VOL. I. PART I. APRIL I9IO. 



