Just a quick family ID right now is Buprestidae. Metallic wood boring beetles.
Louis N. Sorkin, B.C.E. Entomologist, Arachnologist, Myriapodologist Entomophagy Research [cid:image001.png@01D235DF.2C8D90E0] Division of Invertebrate Zoology|American Museum of Natural History Central Park West at 79th Street|New York, New York 10024-5192 sor...@amnh.org<mailto: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<http://www.nyentsoc.org/> n...@amnh.org<mailto:n...@amnh.org> [cid:image001.png@01D110A0.A110F570] From: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Bloom, Ellie Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2016 1:36 PM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: [pestlist] ID Help Hi everyone! My colleague found this insect in our historic house. She said it is about 1 ½ inches long and seems to have a metallic underside. Does anyone know what this is? Thank you, Ellie Ellie Bloom Assistant Registrar/Preparator The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art 5401 Bay Shore Road Sarasota, Florida 34243 Phone: 941.359.5700 ext.1515 Fax: 941.360.7345 ellie.bl...@ringling.org<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=Ellie.Bloom%40ringling.org&data=01%7C01%7Csorkin%40amnh.org%7C42d02e35c1b04bce873808d41ed09539%7Cbe0003e8c6b9496883aeb34586974b76%7C1&sdata=Z%2BM2zWn15mZte3q9wVCb29%2B9V7%2FnXGDM34e%2FGH2TxR0%3D&reserved=0> [email_logo1icons]
