Kim, Your insect is a false bombardier beetle, Genus Galerita.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/3318 Not a pest - a wild animal, accidentally indoors. -D On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 10:59 AM, Kim Adkins <kladkins2...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hello all: > > I have attached a picture of a bug I found in my historic house museum > today. I would like help identifying it. I've looked at several sites and > the bug doesn't seem to be one of the worst offenders, but I wanted to make > sure I wasn't overlooking something I should be worried about. The bug is > almost 1.5 inches long (3.5 cm) and the widest part of its body is about > 0.25 inches wide (0.7cm). Thanks a lot for your help. > > Sincerely, > > Kim Adkins Schmidtmann > > -- Please note my new email address: dssi...@alaska.edu +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Derek S. Sikes, Curator of Insects Assistant Professor of Entomology University of Alaska Museum 907 Yukon Drive Fairbanks, AK 99775-6960 dssi...@alaska.edu http://users.iab.uaf.edu/~derek_sikes/sikes_lab.htm phone: 907-474-6278 FAX: 907-474-5469 University of Alaska Museum - http://www.uaf.edu/museum/collections/ento/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Interested in Alaskan Entomology? Join the Alaska Entomological Society and / or sign up for the email listserv "Alaska Entomological Network" at http://www.akentsoc.org/contact.php
