Yes, it was less than 2 mm. I looked at some pictures of corticaria serrata and it looks very similar to the insect in my pictures. It eats mold, which makes sense in this case...
Thank you very much, On 10 December 2010 20:37, JP Brown <jpbr...@fieldmuseum.org> wrote: > If it was 2 mm or less long then it's probably Corticaria sp. (one of the > fungus beetles), maybe Corticaria pubscens or serrata (top view seems to > show 'teeth' on sides of pronotum). > > Best > > JP > > > On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 9:22 AM, <james.cal...@dmns.org> wrote: > >> Hi Silvia, >> >> Looks like it could be a powder post beetle. >> >> James >> >> >> >> *James Calder*** >> >> *Building Services Manager*** >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> [image: DMNS 2 Line RGB small.jpg] <http://www.dmns.org/> >> >> james.cal...@dmns.org <jane....@dmns.org> >> >> *P * 303-370-6375 >> *F *303-370-6468 >> >> Join the Museum’s Online >> Community<http://community.dmns.org/content/OnlineCommunity.aspx> >> >> www.dmns.org >> >> >> >> >> >> Take a virtual journey down the world's largest and most biologically >> diverse river. Amazon Voyage: Vicious Fishes & Other >> Riches<http://exhibitions.dmns.org/>is open September 24, 2010 - January 2, >> 2011. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net [mailto: >> pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net] *On Behalf Of *Sílvia Sequeira >> *Sent:* Friday, December 10, 2010 7:14 AM >> *To:* pestlist@museumpests.net >> *Subject:* [pestlist] insect identification >> >> >> >> Hello all, >> >> >> >> I found this beetle in one of the insect traps in the archive where I >> work. I can not identify it by the museum pests' list I have. Can anyone >> identify it by the photos I send? I apologize for the quality of the images, >> but it was the best I could get. >> >> >> >> Thanks for your help, >> >> >> >> -- >> Sílvia Sequeira >> >> >> >> Paper Conservator >> >> Tropical Research Institute (IICT) >> > > > > -- > JP Brown > Regenstein Conservator for Pacific Anthropology > The Field Museum > 1400 S Lake Shore Drive > Chicago, IL 60605 > t: +1 312 665 7879 > f: +1 312 665 7193 > e: jpbr...@fieldmuseum.org > -- Sílvia Sequeira
