Yes, they are booklice - *Dorypteryx*. Unable to fly, but very good at hopping. They seem to be turning up quite frequently in museums and art galleries, but I don't know of any reports of serious damage yet. Tony
Dr A.G.Irwin 47 The Avenues Norwich Norfolk NR2 3PH England mobile: +44(0)7880707834 phone: +44(0)1603 453524 On Wed, 15 May 2019 at 23:37, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Pestlist, > > I've come across a few of these guys. They are about the size of booklice, > but the body shape looks different and they have wings that look different > than the winged booklice I see online. > > Are they still booklice? > > > > Thank you! > > Julie > > Collections Care Assistant > Fine Arts Museums San Francisco > > -- > 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/4bfd10d5-71c9-4cce-82e7-c22bf28b5d82%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/4bfd10d5-71c9-4cce-82e7-c22bf28b5d82%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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/CAFWqZKOQmsjsBxyEPv_p%2B8c0LVY_RA1urSXb0vqLZ9hBv_F%2BDg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
