Locust beetle

(Zool.)

a longicorn beetle (Cyllene robiniæ), which, in the larval state, bores holes in the wood of the locust tree. Its color is brownish black, barred with yellow. Called also locust borer.

See also: Locust

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.