They both appear to be weevils (Curculionidae) - accidental visitors, and not a threat to collections, excepting that they do provide food for other pests. Tony
Dr A.G.Irwin 47 The Avenues Norwich Norfolk NR2 3PH England mobile: +44(0)7880707834 phone: +44(0)1603 453524 On Tue, 16 Jul 2019 at 22:28, Laura Russman <lruss...@aurora.edu> wrote: > Hello, > > > Can anyone help me identify the beetles from my last message? > > > Thanks, > > > Laura Russman, MA > > Curator of Collections > > Museum Studies Instructor > > Schingoethe Center of Aurora University > > (630) 844-7845 > > Pronouns: she, her, hers > > > "Don't let the muggles get you down." -Ron Weasley > ------------------------------ > *From:* pestlist@googlegroups.com <pestlist@googlegroups.com> on behalf > of Laura Russman <lruss...@aurora.edu> > *Sent:* Friday, July 12, 2019 2:40:57 PM > *To:* pestlist@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* [pestlist] Beetle ID Help > > > Hello! > > > Happy Friday! > > > I was hoping someone could help me identify the beetles in these photos. > They are both about the size of a pencil eraser. Found them in two > different blunder traps in two different areas of our museum - one trap was > placed inside a large exhibit case and one was placed just inside an > exterior door. > > > Thanks! > > > Laura Russman, MA > > Curator of Collections > > Museum Studies Instructor > > Schingoethe Center of Aurora University > > (630) 844-7845 > > Pronouns: she, her, hers > > > "Don't let the muggles get you down." -Ron Weasley > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Museumpests" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to pestlist@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/pestlist > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__groups.google.com_group_pestlist&d=DwMFaQ&c=o14_68DQy6cMJf5D8ZSrZQ&r=h76q8gSEGveT_ArI6lhAokkItVFZcy_coqmo_UG_Ha8&m=yGib7r0YUjrpwBEb002x-hiZWcAGB4B20WcLM2Pc9fI&s=gaqOBkVatWfuwloG484U0W9lHc-6hnLDrl0X4hJGDa0&e=> > . > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CY4PR11MB2008CD664BFBB5B24F696685B3F20%40CY4PR11MB2008.namprd11.prod.outlook.com > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__groups.google.com_d_msgid_pestlist_CY4PR11MB2008CD664BFBB5B24F696685B3F20-2540CY4PR11MB2008.namprd11.prod.outlook.com-3Futm-5Fmedium-3Demail-26utm-5Fsource-3Dfooter&d=DwMFaQ&c=o14_68DQy6cMJf5D8ZSrZQ&r=h76q8gSEGveT_ArI6lhAokkItVFZcy_coqmo_UG_Ha8&m=yGib7r0YUjrpwBEb002x-hiZWcAGB4B20WcLM2Pc9fI&s=ZvoSTfzSi4jtHnO9k4mVrCVUXzSrxrSoicCPLYyx5BE&e=> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__groups.google.com_d_optout&d=DwMFaQ&c=o14_68DQy6cMJf5D8ZSrZQ&r=h76q8gSEGveT_ArI6lhAokkItVFZcy_coqmo_UG_Ha8&m=yGib7r0YUjrpwBEb002x-hiZWcAGB4B20WcLM2Pc9fI&s=87H0VNwCbz6o4FqSAHlZeMGqMovwi3KC9RQZdaGEb-I&e=> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Museumpests" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to pestlist@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/pestlist. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CY4PR11MB20083F278E2CB4D17E5F3F2BB3CE0%40CY4PR11MB2008.namprd11.prod.outlook.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CY4PR11MB20083F278E2CB4D17E5F3F2BB3CE0%40CY4PR11MB2008.namprd11.prod.outlook.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Museumpests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to pestlist@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/pestlist. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAFWqZKOxs-1t5sYA1EkqH%2B%3DZccNL93OduRUEiYKUBppOywbExg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
