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Dear all, In April 2017 we recorded a new booklice not seen previously in our museum. Darren Mann identified as Lepinotus reticulatus and I have included a picture of the species which is identifiable by its thick hairs and stumpy wings. Curious to know if any other UK museums seen this pest before? [cid:[email protected]] All the best, Bethany Palumbo Conservator, Life Collections Oxford University Museum of Natural History 01865 72999|[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> | www.oum.ox.ac.uk<http://www.oum.ox.ac.uk/> Learn about our 'Once in a Whale' conservation project at http://onceinawhale.com/ Follow me on Twitter @bethany_bug Follow us on Twitter @morethanadodo and read our blog www.morethanadodo.com<http://www.morethanadodo.com/> From: Darren Mann Sent: 15 May 2017 12:26 To: Bethany Palumbo Subject: Booklouse Hi, The short-winged one is Lepinotus reticulatus - it's a domestic species and potentially a pest. New to our list I believe. Image attached. Cheers D Darren J. Mann Head of Life Collections Oxford University Museum of Natural History Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PW 01865 272957 | [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> | www.oum.ox.ac.uk<http://www.oum.ox.ac.uk/> Follow us on Twitter @morethanadodo and read our blog www.morethanadodo.com<http://www.morethanadodo.com/> GROW YOUR MIND in Oxford University's Gardens, Libraries and Museums www.mindgrowing.org<http://www.mindgrowing.org/> Please note I am only in the office from Mondays - Thursday ------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list send an email to [email protected] and in the body put: "unsubscribe pestlist" Any problems email [email protected]

