SATURNIIM. 
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these are not cultivated outside limited areas in which the insects occur 
naturally. 
The family is not a large one and the thirty odd Indian species are 
almost wholly confined to the moist hill forest areas. Actias, Attacus 
and Anthercea are the principal genera and the variation in colour of 
the moths has led to their being described under a variety of names, 
Hampson’s classification in the Fauna of India reducing many of 
these doubtful species to synonyms. The student should familiarise 
himself with these synonyms before reading the past literature of these 
insects in which a variety of names are employed for the few economi¬ 
cally important species. The following list embodies the species of 
Wild Silk Moths referred to by Cotes (Ind. Mus. Notes, Vol. II, No. 2) 
and figured by him; these are insects which make silk in some quantity 
but only three are actually reared for silk or produce a silk used in 
commerce. We have included the Bombycids, etc., in this list. 
Attacus 
55 
atlas , Linn. 
edwardsi, Wh. 
The Atlas Moth. 
55 
cynthia , Dr. 
The wild form of A. ricini. 
55 
Actias 
ricini, Boisd. 
selene, Hubn. 
The eri silkworm of Assam. 
5 5 
Anthercea 
55 
55 
mcenas, Dubl. 
frithi , Mo. 
helferi, Mo. 
roylei, Mo. 
( —Actias leto , Dubl.) 
55 
assama, Westw. 
The muga moth of Assam. 
55 
55 
55 
paphia, Linn. 
knyvetti , Hamps. 
andamana, Mo. 
The tasar moth (~A. mylitta , Dr.) 
Cricula 
55 
trifenestrata, Helf. 
drepanoides, Mo. 
Loepa 
newara, Mo. 
(Rhodia). 
55 
Saturnia 
katinka , Westw. 
stoliczkana, Feld. 
(L. sikkima , Mo., L. miranda , Mo.) 
55 
55 
pyretorum, Westw. 
grotei, Mo. 
(S. cidosa , Mo.) 
55 
huttoni , Mo. 
(. Neoris .) 
55 
simla , Westw. 
{Caligula.) 
