. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. 340 THE STUDY OF INSECTS. more closely united to radius than to cubitus, leaving the latter apparently three-branched ; while in the Lasiocampid^ cubitus appears to be four-branched. This superfamily includes the Bombycidce which are represented in this country only by the Chinese Silkworm and three families of native moths. These can be separated by the following table :— A. Vein V2 of the fore wings arising midway between veins Vi and Vs. p. 340 BOMBYCID^. A A. Vein V2 of the fore wings arising nearer to vein Vi than to vein V3. 11 Hind wings wit
. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. 340 THE STUDY OF INSECTS. more closely united to radius than to cubitus, leaving the latter apparently three-branched ; while in the Lasiocampid^ cubitus appears to be four-branched. This superfamily includes the Bombycidce which are represented in this country only by the Chinese Silkworm and three families of native moths. These can be separated by the following table :— A. Vein V2 of the fore wings arising midway between veins Vi and Vs. p. 340 BOMBYCID^. A A. Vein V2 of the fore wings arising nearer to vein Vi than to vein V3. 11 Hind wings with two anal veins. C. The stalk of veins Vi and V2 of the fore wings separating from radius before the end of the discal cell (Fig. 420, c. v.), p. 342 Hemileucid/E. CC. Vein V] of the/^r^nvings separating from radius beyond the apex of the discal cell. D. Veins Vi and V2 of the Jiind wings joined to radius by a dis- tinct stalk (Fig. 417, C. v.). p. 343 ClTHERONIID^. DD. Vein Vi and V2 of the hind wings not stalked {Coloradid). p. 350 „ SaTURNJIDtE. BB. Hind wings with only one anal vein. p. 350. .SATURNllDiE. Family Bombycid^e (Bom-byc'i-dae). The Silk-worm, The Bombycidae as now restricted are not represented in our fauna ; but a single species, the Silk-worm, is frequently bred in this ^^ffl^^H country, and is usually ^t^^ti&^^^m^^B present in collections of ^^^^^^^^H Lepidoptera. "i^wmm^^^^Sc^^^^L '^^^ Silk-worm, Bonibyx ytJii^ifm?^^ii^^^^l mori (Bom'byx moVi).— The moth (Fig. 418) is of a Y\G. i,\ mori. CfCam-Color witll tWO Or three more or less distinct brownish lines across the fore. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Comstock, John Henry, 1849-1931; Comstock, Anna Botsford, 1854-1930. joint author. Ithaca, N. Y. , Comstock Pub. Co.
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