72 COLEOPTERA. 



an oval flattish head furnished with mandibles, 

 antennae, and feelers* Six scaly legs proceed 

 from the first three rings. When the larva is 

 in motion, a fleshy mass proceeds from the 

 tail, which the insect uses as an additional foot. 

 These larvae feed on flour, bread, sugar, and 

 even dead and rotten wood. The meal-worm, 

 which is the larva of the Tenebrio molitor, and 

 is so frequently found in bake-houses, is about 

 an inch long, with a slender polished body. It 

 is said to be a favourite food of the nightingale. 



SPECIFICATION. 



Tenebrio l^vigatus. T. apterus niger laevis, ely- 

 tris laevibus, thoraee lunato subtus caeruleus. 

 Linn. Syst. Nat. p. 678. Gmel 1. p. 1997. Fair. 

 Ent. Syst. 1. p. 111. Spec. Ins. 1. p. 323. Mant. 

 Ins. l.p. 211. 

 Panzer, Ent. Germ. pi. 8. 

 Inhabits Africa. 



PI. 26. a. The head and antenna? magnified, b. Palpi. 

 c. The thorax, d. A lee. 



