TENEBRIO. TENEBRIO. 
Generic Character. 
Antennae moniliformes, ar- 
ticulo ultimo subrotundo. 
Thorax piano -convexus, 
marginatus. 
Caput exsertum. Elytra 
rigidiuscula. 
Antennae monilifonn, with 
the last joint rounded. 
Thorax plano-convex, mar- 
gined. 
Head exserted. Wing-’ 
sheaths stiffish. 
In this genus the body is oblong-oval, and in 
most species somewhat pointed at the extremity: 
it may be observed also that several species are 
destitute of wings. Among the European Tene- 
briones one of the most remarkable is the Tenehrio 
mortisagus, a coal-black insect measuring about 
an inch in length, of rather slow motion, and dis- 
tinguished by the remarkably pointed appearance 
of the wing-sheaths, which at their extremities 
project a little beyond the abdomen : they are 
also perfectly connate or undivided, forming a 
complete covering to the body, and being carried 
over the sides to some distance beneath, and the 
insect is totally destitute of real or under wings. 
It is usually found in dark neglected places, 
beneath boards, in cellars, &c. and if handled, and 
