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families, merely because they have their elytra 

 united together, consequently we find several ano- 

 malies. We meet with Carabidae, Scaritidae, An- 

 therophagus belonging to Engidse, and Trogosita 

 one of the Xylophaga ; and in addition to the above 

 we have to mention also Timarcha, decidedly one 

 of the Chrysomelidae : it appears therefore that 

 Tenebrio \vas a Magazine genus, and must be 

 considered in that light in the Linnean arrangement. 



Linnean Species. 



Sp. 2. Molitor. — In England the larvae of these 

 beetles are called Meal-worms: they abound in 

 granaries, bakehouses, &c; in kitchens frequently 

 they breed in great numbers under the hearth- 

 stones ; from the last circumstance I am inclined 

 to regard it as originally exotic ; it has probably 

 been introduced by commerce. As we find other 

 species of the genus are imported occasionally from 

 the East Indies and New Holland, so formerly 

 perhaps was the above species. 



Sp. 3. Chalybeus.— The locality mentioned by 

 Linneus is Guinea. The insect is an European 

 species, and has been taken in England. 



Sp. 6. Barbaras. — From examining this species 

 in the Linnean cabinet, I give it as a Trogosita. 



Sp. 8. Cursor. — In the tables I have recorded 

 this insect as a Scarites of Fabricius. It is probably 

 an immature species of Dyschirius. 



Sp. 9. Erraticus. — I consider this insect to be a 



