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TENERRIO. 
especially if crushed, diffuses a highly unpleasant 
smell. 
Tenebrio globosus is perhaps not a Linneean spe- 
cies, unless it be the T. gibbosus of that author. 
It is seen during the hottest part of the summer 
about walls and pathways, and is distinguished 
by the remarkably globular appearance of the 
body : it is totally blaek, the under parts having 
sometimes a slight violaceous cast, and the joints 
of the feet, which are remarkably broad, are of a 
dull brown: the whole insect is of a very smooth, 
but not polished surface, and usually measures 
about three quarters of an inch in length: in this 
however it varies considerably, some specimens, 
probably the males, being considerably smaller; 
the antenncC in this insect are beautifully monili- 
form, all the joints being globular. 
Tenebrio molitor is an insect often seen in houses : 
it is one of the smaller kinds, and is coal-black, of 
a lengthened shape, with longitudinally striated 
wing-shells, and proceeds from a larva commonly 
known by the name of the Meal-Worm, from its 
being so frequently found in flour, &c. it is of 
a yellowish white colour, about an inch long, 
slender-bodied, and of a highly polished surface, 
and is considered as the favorite food of the 
Nightingale when kept in a state of captivity: it 
is said to remain two years before it changes into 
a chrysalis, - < 
The genus Tenebrio is numerous, and some of 
the exotic species much resemble the general ap^. 
