Looks like a dried up dermestid larva, not a shed skin. Not black carpet beetle, Attagenus, or Thylodrias, Trogoderma, but maybe Anthrenus species.
Louis N. Sorkin, B.C.E. Entomologist, Arachnologist, Myriapodologist Insect Cuisine & Entomophagy Research [cid:[email protected]] Division of Invertebrate Zoology|American Museum of Natural History Central Park West at 79th Street|New York, New York 10024-5192 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> 212-769-5613 voice | 212-769-5277 fax | 917-953-0094 local pager http://www.amnh.org/our-research/staff-directory/louis-n.-sorkin [cid:[email protected]] The New York Entomological Society, Inc. www.nyentsoc.org<http://www.nyentsoc.org/> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [cid:[email protected]] From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Alan P Van Dyke Sent: Monday, January 07, 2019 4:58 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [pestlist] larva identification Hello everyone, This showed up in a sticky trap this morning. It's about 3 mm long, and though it looks like it's cut in half, it seems to be whole (I think). Anyone know what it is? [Gallery18Jul18h16.jpg] Thanks, Alan Alan Van Dyke Senior Preservation Technician Harry Ransom Center The University of Texas at Austin P.O. Drawer 7219 Austin, TX 78713-7219 P: 512-232-4614 www.hrc.utexas.edu<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrc.utexas.edu%2F&data=01%7C01%7Csorkin%40amnh.org%7C46ce89011a594d54a3a908d674eb4272%7Cbe0003e8c6b9496883aeb34586974b76%7C0&sdata=S3G17%2F2UYzYh45A6Q1sIgq%2BtAvor2Rk0sOITDGWByqY%3D&reserved=0> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Museumpests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/pestlist<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2Fgroup%2Fpestlist&data=01%7C01%7Csorkin%40amnh.org%7C46ce89011a594d54a3a908d674eb4272%7Cbe0003e8c6b9496883aeb34586974b76%7C0&sdata=7VUu4EUNNrJORPDzUPbx%2F8eHTEgXGqbAzRASdhWY7WE%3D&reserved=0>. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAHhLO3bAFEHBASwV_A9MaKHpy_3LLQ4aTQD%2B6LDwiD-aBVZObA%40mail.gmail.com<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2Fd%2Fmsgid%2Fpestlist%2FCAHhLO3bAFEHBASwV_A9MaKHpy_3LLQ4aTQD%252B6LDwiD-aBVZObA%2540mail.gmail.com%3Futm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3Dfooter&data=01%7C01%7Csorkin%40amnh.org%7C46ce89011a594d54a3a908d674eb4272%7Cbe0003e8c6b9496883aeb34586974b76%7C0&sdata=NF23nhDJ%2Bcuc%2FT9c4c2%2B7NRPPbMHXVwqCmPYYKSxLLo%3D&reserved=0>. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2Fd%2Foptout&data=01%7C01%7Csorkin%40amnh.org%7C46ce89011a594d54a3a908d674eb4272%7Cbe0003e8c6b9496883aeb34586974b76%7C0&sdata=RBtYJHPtXbleON%2FdA4n%2FWa1INnzDjAfOfjUDAZrcDIM%3D&reserved=0>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Museumpests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/pestlist. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/DM5PR14MB1721D0F840E7F163693583E9A6890%40DM5PR14MB1721.namprd14.prod.outlook.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
