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INSECTS ABROAD. 



outer edge of the wing. The insect derives its specilic name 

 from a most intricate and labyrinthine pattern of different 

 browns, which covers the wing, but in so subdued a way that 

 some trouble is needed in order to trace it fully. As this can 



Fig. 415. — L^rva of Ceratocaiupa regalis. 



only be done by shifting the insect about so as to change the 

 direction of the light, the artist has indicated rather than copied 

 the marks as they appear in one particular light. 



The lower wings are pale brown witliout any markings, and 

 the sides of the body are fringed with very long broM^n hairs. 



The genus Xyleutes is closely allied to our Cossus, or Goat 

 Moth, and both insects appear to have somewhat similar habits. 



The present species is a native of North America, and as the 

 caterpillar chiefly attacks the black locust tree, it is popularly 

 known as the "" Locust Carpenter." In some parts of the country 

 it is so numerous that it has killed whole groves of the trees on 

 which it feeds. It has been found that a tree may be tolerably 

 protected against the insect by smearing the trunk well with 

 soft soap, as high as the brush can reach. This application 



