THE ARRINDY SILKWORM MOTH. 135 



79 1* under the name of Phalama ~Ricini, a name 

 hat I cannot well continue for fear of confounding 

 t with Fabricius's Bombyx Ricini, which is cer- 

 ainly a very different species." 



The cocoons of the Arrindy silkworm are always 

 pun wet, but in cold water ; the silk must also be 

 vashed in cold water ; for, if put into hot water, 

 t tears like old rotten cloth. 



