TENEBRIOXID.E. TEXEBRIO. 7 



Sp. 2. bicolor. Rufo-testaceus, nitidus, thorace subquadrato, elytris snbtiliter 



vage punctulatis nigris, basi rufo-testaceis. (Long. corp. 1| — 2 lin.) 

 Hy. bicolor. Fahricius.—Steph. Catal. 241. No. 2413. 



Shining tesfaceous-7-ed, finely punctured: thorax subquadrate pale rufo-testa- 

 ceous : elytra convex-cylindric, thickly and unequally punctulate, deep 

 shining black ; with the base broadly rufo-testaceous : body beneath deep 

 chestnut-redj with the apex pitchy-black : legs and antenn aerufo-tes- 

 taceous. 



This insect has of late years been frequently captured in the 

 vicinity of London in J\me ; especially in Kensington Gardens. 

 " Sydenham woods." — Mr. Ingall. '■' Under bark of dead elms, 

 Kensington Gardens." — Mr. Ingpeii. " South Creek." — Rev. T. 

 Skrimshire. 



Sp. 3. depressus. Rufo-ferrugineus nitidus immaculatus, depressior, thorace 



breviori subquadrato, elytris punctato-striatis. (Long. corp. 1^ lin.) 

 Hy. depressus. Fabricius. — Steph. Catal. 241. No. 2414. 



Kufo-ferruginous, shining, immaculate, somewhat depressed: thorax rather 

 short, subquadrate, subemarginate anteriorly, and thickly punctured : elytra 

 with the apex obtusely rounded, rather shorter than the body, the disc 

 somewhat depressed, faintly but regularly punctate-striate, the interstices 

 scarcely punctured: legs pale testaceous: antennae dusky-ferruginous. 



Occasionally found within the metropolitan district; in Copen- 

 hagen fields and other parts about June. " Under the bark of an 

 oak (near Swansea)." — L. W. Dillwyn, Esq. " Elms in Gray''s Inn 

 gardens." — Mr. Ingpen. 



Genus CCCCXXV. — Tenebrio Auctorum. 



AntenncE filiform, naked, 11-jointed, basal joint ovate, second small, third elon- 

 gate, fourth also elongate, but shorter than the third, two following pear- 

 shaped, three following transverse, cup-shaped, terminal one globose. 

 Palpi 4, unequal ; maxillary with the terminal joint incrassate, obscurely 

 dolabriform : mentum obtrigonate-truncate : head suborbiculate-triangular : 

 thorax subquadrate, slightly narrowed before, and nearly or quite as broad 

 at the base as the elytra ; these last elongate, striated : body elongate : 

 wings ample : legs slender ; anterior JcTwora incrassate ; anterior tibia curved^ 

 all with minute spurs at the apex ; tarsi with entire joints, heteromerous. 



Tenebrio differs from its allies by its filiform antennae, elongate, 

 narrow body, slender legs, of which the anterior have the femora incras- 

 sate, and the tibiae curved: the species reside chiefly in granaries, mills, 

 bakehouses, &c., their larvae subsisting upon bran, meal, flour, &c., 



