Louis,
Thanks for the ID. This is my first time seeing a live female- she looks a
thinner than I expected. Previously I’ve only found them dead and flattened in
books.
Thanks!
Jennifer
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Date: Monday, December 15, 2014 at 3:13 PM
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Subject: [pestlist] RE: Insect ID
Yes, a dermestid called Thylodrias contractus, the odd beetle. This is the
female (wingless) and often is misidentified as being a bed bug. The male is
more slender, larger eyes, has elytra that are divergent at tips, long legs,
long, segmented antennae.
Louis N. Sorkin, B.C.E.
Entomologist, Arachnologist, Myriapodologist
Division of Invertebrate Zoology
American Museum of Natural History
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Subject: [pestlist] Insect ID
Can anyone identify this insect? It was found on a table top in a workroom,
alive, and is about 4 mm in length. I am located in central Texas, USA.
Two pictures are attached. The same image is in both files-they are just
different file types.
Thank you!
Jennifer
Jennifer W.S. Paulson
Preparator, Department of Prints Drawings
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The University of Texas at Austin
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