Hi Erin,

it’s really difficult with that damaged head, but my first thought was Anobium 
punctatum. Typical wingcovers with series of dots.

Do you have wooden frames or shelves with exit holes? High moisture anywere?

Best
Stephan


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Am 21.10.2021 um 20:55 schrieb Pollack, Richard J <richard_poll...@harvard.edu>:


That’s consistent with an elaterid (click beetle). Could be an errant invader 
from outside…. or it could have derived from wood (if you have recent 
accessions of wood).

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Hello Pest People,

I am in need of your identification expertise. We found this beetle while doing 
a routine herbarium IPM check. Typically we see cigarette and carpet beetles, 
this time around a much larger beetle was found. It looks suspiciously similar 
to a cigarette beetle, although a much longer body ~9-10mm in length. I presume 
it's a common beetle (southern CA), just not one we have seen in our collection 
recently. After closer inspection I wonder if it's a furniture beetle? 
Unfortunately, there were no (from what I can tell) antenne present when the 
beetle was found. Photo evidence attached!

Thank you for your help :)

Cheers,
Erin

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