many |iarts ol' Mcnj^al j*s to aflbrd to the natives, 
vvIk» colled, it; lor that iJiirposc, a stront;, dark- 
coloured, coarser silk, cxlremely durable, and ser¬ 
viceable* lor many articles of eircss, being much 
worn l>y the* I>rainins and sejine other sects, 'J’he 
wcIjs in which the uninial changes into its chrysalis 
slate, and which alford the silk ubove-inentioncd, 
are of an oval sliapCy and fasicneel at one end to 
the t wigs on which llu*y arc placcel by a very strong 
cord ol’agglutinated lllaments, 'I'lic me)t]i makes 
its apjx’araiu'c chiefly in the month of July, having 
lain iiiiic iiKUilhs in its chrysalis state. In colour it 
varies, being sometimes more* or less tinged with 
(>ale l»rown nr hull', iiisteael of clear pale yellow, 
and, as well as tiie eateipillar, is exhihileel on the 
plater iu its natural size. For the above history of 
iher insect, with the* figure* of the larva or caterpil¬ 
lar, \Vi) are obliged fo the ingenious Dr. William 
Roxburgh, whose descriptie)!! of the animal h in¬ 
serted in the seventh ve>luine ol' the 'rrausactiuns oi' 
the Liniuean Society. 
