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AOLIA 10. 
PLATE XVI. Fig. 3. 
Bombyx lo, Fahr. — Phal. lo, Ahhot and Smttk''s Lepid. Georg.^ 
vol. i. pi. 49. 
The genus Aglia was founded by Ochsenheimer on 
the Bomhyx Tau of authors, and is very closely 
related to Satumia. It has the palpi distinct, rather 
short, clothed with scales, compressed, triarticulate, 
terminal joint short, ovate ; maxillee obsolete. An- 
tennas short ; those of the male bipectinated, each 
joint bearing a simple pectination, the latter dimi- 
nishing in length towards the apex of the antennae ; 
those of the female with each joint unidentate, not 
pectinated ; head moderate ; thorax rather short 
and pilose; abdomen moderate, pilose, tufted at 
the apex; wings entire, broad, horizontally ex- 
panded. * 
The finely coloured species figured is a native of 
America. Antennse, head, and thorax yellow, the 
two latter hairy ; upper wings yellow in the male, 
with several waved transverse brown streaks ; red- 
disli-bro^\Ti in the female, with three waved continu- 
* Stephen's lUus. of Brit. Ent. Haus., vol. ii. p. 36. 
