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Hello Erika,

                I'll take a stab here. It appears to be a ground beetle of some 
kind. More knowledgeable subscribers can likely narrow it down further, there's 
so many different species, but might not be necessary for your purposes. Likely 
an accidental visitor more so than a 'museum pest' as they tend to be 
invertebrate predators. If I'm correct about it being a ground beetle, as a 
defense they can secrete substances that could potential harm collections but 
likely less of a worry than someone accidently squishing a specimen with 
something. As long as you're not seeing several specimens probably not to be an 
ongoing concern but I'd be interested in hearing what others have to say.

William Shepherd
Collections Officer
Swift Current Museum
44 Robert Street West
Swift Current, Saskatchewan
S9H 4M9
Phone: 306-778-4815
Fax: 306-778-4818

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Subject: [pestlist] Mystery Beetle

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Hi All,

This little beetle was found in a case that contained a vellum scroll. I looked 
in my IPM books--but I have not been able to identify him. The color is a 
little off in the picture...in real life the beetle is a reddish-brown color. 
Any clues as to what this little guy may be would be much appreciated!

Kindly,
Erika

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Erika Wingfield
Assistant Registrar
Direct: 602.307.2030
Email: erika.wingfi...@phxart.org<mailto:erika.wingfi...@phxart.org>

Phoenix Art Museum
1625 N. Central Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85004

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