Hi Bernice They both appeared to be Plaster Beetles or Minute Mould Beetles or Minute Brown Scavenger Beetles, most likely Corticarina, Corticaria or Cortinicara spp. (Coleoptera: Latridiidae). There is an information sheet on these on the museumpest.net with biological and control information. http://museumpests.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Minute-Brown-Scavenger-Beetle.pdf
Andras Szito | Taxonomist/Curator Plant Biosecurity | Entomology Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia 3 Baron-Hay Court, South Perth WA 6151 Locked Bag 4 | Bentley Delivery Centre WA 6983 t +61 (0)8 9368 3571 | f +61 (0)8 9368 2958 e andras.sz...@agric.wa.gov.au<mailto:andras.sz...@agric.wa.gov.au> w www.agric.wa.gov.au<http://www.agric.wa.gov.au> From: Morris, Bernice [mailto:bernice.mor...@philamuseum.org] Sent: Tuesday, 26 May 2015 10:30 PM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: [pestlist] identification help please Can anyone help me to identify these small insects? They are about 2mm long and were found near wooden objects. Many thanks! Bernice Bernice Morris Associate Conservator of Costume and Textiles Philadelphia Museum of Art 215-684-7579 bernice.mor...@philamuseum.org<mailto:bernice.mor...@philamuseum.org> This e-mail and files transmitted with it are privileged and confidential information intended for the use of the addressee. The confidentiality and/or privilege in this e-mail is not waived, lost or destroyed if it has been transmitted to you in error. If you received this e-mail in error you must (a) not disseminate, copy or take any action in reliance on it; (b) please notify the Department of Agriculture and Food, WA immediately by return e-mail to the sender; (c) please delete the original e-mail. Department of Agriculture and Food WA
