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Thanks everyone for your responses. ** Tamar Danufsky Museum Curator and Marine Wildlife Care Center Coordinator Wildlife Department Humboldt State University Arcata, CA 95521 phone (707)826-4034 fax (707)826-4060 www.humboldt.edu/wildmuseum www

Re: [PestList] ID help

I think since you said it is 1mm long, you may be right about the m.b.s.b. identification. Looks very close to me... Linda Roundhill Art and Antiquities Comservation, LLC On Fri, May 29, 2020, 1:47 PM Pat Kelley wrote: > It is one of several beetles that falls under the category of minute brow

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It is one of several beetles that falls under the category of minute brown scavenger beetle. This one appears to be in the family of Lathridiidae, genus Melanophthalma. Here is the Museumpests fact sheet: https://museumpests.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Minute-Brown-Scavenger-Beetle.pdf __

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It closely resembles a redlegged ham beetle (Necrobia rufipes); a stored product pest. Forrest E. St. Aubin, BCE Consulting Entomologist 12835 Pembroke Circle Leawood, Kansas 66209 Phone: 913.927.9588 E-mail: forr...@saintaubinbce.com Website: www.saintaubinbce.c

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What type of space and is there an outside wall or door? Joel Voron Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Conservation Dept. Integrated Pest Management Office 757-220-7080 Cell 757-634-1175 E-Mail jvo...@cwf.org [X] On May 29, 2020

RE: [PestList] ID help

That is certainly what I refer to as the Minute Brown Scavenger Beetle in our traps, so if it is not I would love to hear! Great photo! Genevieve = Genevieve E. Tocci (she, her, hers) Senior Curatorial Technician Harvard University Herbaria 22 Div