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worms successfully in captivity and tlie silk is not made use of com- 

 mercially at present. The worm is bivoltine in Mussooree. 



Antherj]A mylitta. 

 The " Tusser " worm. 

 A semi-domesticated bivoltilie silk worm, largely reared in many 

 parts of India in the open air upon various trees, amongst which are : 

 The Daiyeti (Lagerstrmmia indica) ; The Bher (Zizyphus jujuha) ; 

 The Karinda (Carissa carandus) ; The Saj tree (Terminalia to^nentosa) . 

 The cocoon can be reeled and yields a large amount of valuable silk 

 which is remarkable for its strength and durability. The silk is largely 

 exported in the form of locally woven cloth, reeled silk and waste, 

 and forms a considerable item of trade. 



Anther^a assama. 



*' Moogar 



A semi-domesticated multivoltine silk worm, largely reared in Assam 



in the open air upon the Sum tree {Machilus odoratissima) ; The Sualu 



(TetrantJiera monopetala), and other forest trees. The cocoon can be 



reeled and yields a valuable silk, in which there is a considerable trade. 



Attacus ricini. 

 " Eri " silk worm. 

 A multivoltine silk worm which is domesticated in Assam, Cachar, 

 and Northern Bengal, it feeds upon the Castor oil plant and produces a 

 valuable silk. The cocoon cannot be reeled, but the silk is carded, and 

 there is a considerable trade in it in the forms of woven silk, " Waste " 

 and Yarn. 



Attacus atlas. 

 A wild silk worm, found in many parts of India, besides Burma, 

 Ceylon, Java, China, and other parts of Southern Asia. It feeds upon 

 a large number of different plants, but is not cultivated for its silk, 

 which, however, is said to have a considerable market value when 

 obtained in sufficient quantities. 



Ceicula trifenestrata. 

 The " Amluri " or Mango silk worm,. 

 A wild silk worm, recorded from many parts of India, and Burma, 

 and also from Java. The cocoons are found in masses upon mango, 

 Sum, and other trees, they cannot be reeled and are of but little value. 



Bhodia newera. 

 A wild silk worm found in Sikkim and Nepal upon a species of 

 weeping willow. This silk is not made use of in any way. 



