The thorax shape and antennal structure are wrong for both *Stegobium* and
*Lasioderma*. This is the Hairy Fungus Beetle, *Typhaea stercorea*
(Mycetophagidae).
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhaea_stercorea
Tony
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Have a look at the Drugstore Beetle Pest Fact sheet
(https://airtable.com/shrwW9TvxEPzxBgFQ/tblfPxSscLxUyo9c5?backgroundColor=green&viewControls=on
) on the MuseumPestNet website. This is an adult, obviously. The Drugstore
Beetle is worldwide in distribution and is closely related to the Ci
This appears to me to be Stegobium paniceum (Linnaeus) - Drugstore Beetle,
rather reliably.
On Wednesday, August 9, 2023 at 9:57:51 AM UTC-6 mikael.fox.98 wrote:
> Cigarette beetle, maybe? Or drugstore beetle, if the wings have
> longitudinal grooves?
>
> On Wed, Aug 9, 2023, 11:38 AM 'Mary N
Cigarette beetle, maybe? Or drugstore beetle, if the wings have
longitudinal grooves?
On Wed, Aug 9, 2023, 11:38 AM 'Mary Nicolett' via MuseumPests <
pestlist@googlegroups.com> wrote:
> Hello!
>
> I have a somewhat cloudy picture of a 3mm insect that was caught in
> painting conservation which is
