THE ARRINDY SILKWORM MOTH. 135 
1791, under the name of Phalena Ricini, a name 
that I cannot well continue for fear of confounding 
it with Fabricius’s Bombyx Ricini, which is cer- 
tainly a very different species.” 
The cocoons of the Arrindy silkworm are always 
spun wet, but in cold water; the silk must also be 
washed in cold water; for, if put into hot water, 
it tears like old rotten cloth. 
