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These are larval shed skins (exuviae) of a particular dermestid beetle species. The larvae would have eaten the felt, so there should be felt frass there, too. Louis N. Sorkin, B.C.E. Entomologist, Arachnologist, Myriapodologist Entomophagy Research Division of Invertebrate Zoology|American Museum of Natural History Central Park West at 79th Street|New York, New York 10024-5192 sor...@amnh.org 212-769-5613 voice | 212-769-5277 fax | 917-953-0094 local pager http://www.amnh.org/our-research/staff-directory/louis-n.-sorkin The New York Entomological Society, Inc. www.nyentsoc.org n...@amnh.org -----Original Message----- From: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Katherine Singley Sent: Friday, March 24, 2017 9:22 AM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: [pestlist] pest ID? This is a message from the Museumpests.net List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- Any ideas on this, found in great numbers inside a Japanese military instrument case from World War II? Felt is pulverized. Dermestid? Length .4-.6cm. Specific oriental variety? Thanks! Kate Singley Conservation Anthropologica Dectaur, GA ------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list send an email to imail...@museumpests.net and in the body put: "unsubscribe pestlist" Any problems email l...@zaks.com ------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list send an email to imail...@museumpests.net and in the body put: "unsubscribe pestlist" Any problems email l...@zaks.com
