This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- The larval shed skin looks like it's from the odd beetle, Thylodrias contractus. The adult beetle looks like an adult shiny spider beetle Gibbium aequinoctiale. So these 2 things are not related and you have 2 species of beetle.
-----Original Message----- From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Morris, Bernice Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2013 1:53 PM To: pestlist@museumpests.Net Subject: [pestlist] ID please! This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net<mailto:pestlist@museumpests.net> To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- <<20130827_PC_DET_1_insects_.jpg>> He <<20130827_PC_DET_2_insects_.jpg>> llo all, Is anyone able to give me any information of what this adult and casing may be? I suspect it is some kind of spider beetle... Many thanks, Bernice Bernice Morris Assistant Conservator of Costume and Textiles Philadelphia Museum of Art 215-684-7579 bernice.mor...@philamuseum.org<mailto:bernice.mor...@philamuseum.org> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net<mailto:pestlist@museumpests.Net> To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net<mailto:pestlist@museumpests.net> and in the subject put: "unsubscribe" - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net<mailto:imail...@museumpests.net> with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com<mailto:l...@collectionpests.com> or l...@zaks.com<mailto:l...@zaks.com> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: "unsubscribe" - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com
