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Genus XXVf. TENEBJUO. 



GENERIC CHARACTER. 



Antenna moniliform, with the lastjoin t rounded . 

 Thorax plano-convex, and margined. Head 

 projecting. Elytra rather stiff. Tarsi with 

 four articulations, the third heart-shaped. 



General Observations. 



This genus is divided by Linnaeus into two 

 sections : in the first, the insects want wings, 

 and the wing-cases are united, forming but 

 one piece. In the second, the wings are per- 

 fect and the cases divided. 



The Tenebriones are smooth, dark-coloured 

 insects, and for the most part emit a very dis- 

 agreeable smell ; for which reason they have 

 been called stinking beetles. They run quickly, 

 and fly well ; but prefer the evening or the 

 night for their excursions. They are found in 

 houses, particularly in granaries ; they are also 

 met with in gardens and sandy places. 



The larvaa are of a yellowish white colour, 

 with a body formed of twelve scaly rings, and 



