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dorsal white line with, segmental white tufts on each side of it ; a 

 series of lateral white tufts ; paired sublateral and ventral white 

 lines. Wings pale yellowish brown. Fore wing with a white 

 anteinedial line, outwardly oblique from the costa to vein 2, then 

 bent back to the base of inuer margin ; a narrow hyaline lunule 

 on the discocellulars, inwardly edged with fuscous, outwardly with 

 yellow ; a postmedial fuscous, white, pink, and pinkish-white 

 band, generally curved and angled at the lunule, sometimes nearly 

 straight ; outer area irrorated with fuscous ; apical area suffused 

 with pink ; a white and dark ocellated mark near the margin 

 between veins 7 and 8, with a waved white line from it to the 

 costa ; outer margin pale brown ; a dark submarginal line den- 

 tated between veins 6 and 7. Hind wing similar, the antemedial 

 line oblique and not angled ; some fuscous streaks on the marginal 

 band inside the line. 



Typical cynthia from Java is the palest form, with the pinkish- 

 white suffusion beyond the postmedial band of both wings, 

 which is nearly straight, diffused along the veins ; tvalJceri=can- 

 ningu=vesta from China and India is darker fulvous, with the 

 postmedial band curved and the suffusion beyond more restricted ; 

 while pryeri from Japan is again considerably darker. This is the 

 " Arrundi" or "Eria" Moth of silk-culture. 



Larva pale green or whitish, with one dorsal and two lateral 

 pairs of darker spines. 



Cocoon pale brown. 



Hab. Japan ; China ; Himalayas ; Assam ; Cachar ; Java ; and 

 ? Nilgiris. Exp., <$ 136, $ 141 millim. 



7. Attacus ricini, Boisd. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1854, p. 755; C. fy S. 

 no. 1541 ; Moore, WardUs Wild Silks, pi. 8, tigs. 1, 2. 

 Attacus lunula, Wlk. Cat. v, p. 1221. 



Attacus guerini, Moore, P. Z. S. 1859, p. 269 ; C. 8f S. no. 1539. 

 Attacus obscurus, Bull. Trans. Ent. iSoc. 1879, p. 5 ; C. fy S. no. 1540. 

 Saturnia iole, Westw. P. Z. S. 1881, p. 144 ; C. $ S. no. 1518. 



Differs from cynthia in the abdomen having segmental bands of 

 white hair above instead of tufts ; the colour usually darker. 

 Fore wing with the antemedial line more angled and generally 

 joining the postmedial band ; the lunule much shorter; the post- 

 medial band of both wings with fuscous replacing the pink. 



The palest form is ricini ; obscurus from Cachar is a large dark 

 form ; guerini a small dark form ; iole a sport with the markings 

 faded, the postmedial band of both wings whitish, broad . and 

 diffused. 



Hab. China ; Sikhim ; Assam ; ? Ceylon Exp., <$ 100-108, $ 

 116 millim. 



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