Cocoa-nut Beetle (Batocera rubus), a large Longicorn beetle, the larvæ of which are very destructive in cocoa-nut plantations, eating their way in all directions in the stems of the younger trees. They are destitute of feet, large and pulpy, and of repulsive aspect; but are esteemed a luxury by the coolies of the East. They resemble the grugru worms of South America.
Cocoa-nut Beetle
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 3: Catarrh to Dion, p. 325
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