Thank you for the replies, everyone! I've looked into all suggestions and it seems closest to the click beetle. I will investigate it's introduction!
Erin On Thu, Oct 21, 2021 at 1:01 PM Madeline Corona <mcor...@getty.edu> wrote: > Hi Erin, > > > > I agree that looks like a click beetle > <https://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/click-beetles>! We see > them occasionally wander in from outside at exterior doorways – they are > attracted to the lights at night. I would check if there are any nearby > entry points that you can seal up! > > > > Best, > > Madeline > > > > > *Madeline Corona *Assistant Conservator, Decorative Arts and Sculpture > Conservation > Getty Museum > T (310) 440 7261 | getty.edu > > > [image: ../../Getty_Logo_EmailSig.png] > > > > > > *From: *pestlist@googlegroups.com <pestlist@googlegroups.com> on behalf > of Pollack, Richard J <richard_poll...@harvard.edu> > *Date: *Thursday, October 21, 2021 at 11:55 AM > *To: *pestlist@googlegroups.com <pestlist@googlegroups.com> > *Subject: *Re: [PestList] ID Help > > 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). > > > > *Richard J. Pollack, PhD* > > *HARVARD UNIVERSITY* > Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) > Senior Environmental Public Health Officer > 46 Blackstone St. > Cambridge, MA 02139 > *Office*: 617-495-2995 *Cell*: 617-447-0763 > *www.ehs.harvard.edu <http://www.ehs.harvard.edu>* > > richard_poll...@harvard.edu > > > > > > > > *From: *<pestlist@googlegroups.com> on behalf of Erin Berkowitz < > eberkow...@rsabg.org> > *Reply-To: *"pestlist@googlegroups.com" <pestlist@googlegroups.com> > *Date: *Thursday, October 21, 2021 at 2:49 PM > *To: *"pestlist@googlegroups.com" <pestlist@googlegroups.com> > *Subject: *[PestList] ID Help > > > > 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 > > > > -- > > Erin Berkowitz > Herbarium Workroom Manager/ Curatorial Assistant II > > RSA-POM Herbarium > > California Botanic Garden > > 1500 North College Avenue > > Claremont, California 91711 > > 909.625.8767 ext. 233 <%28909%29%20625-8767> > > -- > 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAK_C%3D2OycMXVUcVZVXwJcKYj4Ey%3DdtccKW4d994ZwAYr6qtpXw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__groups.google.com_d_msgid_pestlist_CAK-5FC-253D2OycMXVUcVZVXwJcKYj4Ey-253DdtccKW4d994ZwAYr6qtpXw-2540mail.gmail.com-3Futm-5Fmedium-3Demail-26utm-5Fsource-3Dfooter&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=GO7C3XN3WgFy2IP-bFBbnUs_CYntqj57Dprtl40-_KE&m=75c1qmXWAz5Xj9-7JRjZD0udFHSi91dSI6O6neb3fiY&s=fS1OPx1s_taDhU2IEBOQYBjSIqO0v1qs70mhcTfsrRI&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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/7B8869A0-0F99-4CFE-95FF-8B9FD4C7F0D8%40harvard.edu > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/7B8869A0-0F99-4CFE-95FF-8B9FD4C7F0D8%40harvard.edu?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > > > *CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the Getty. 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