Oryzaephilus surinamensis, saw-toothed grain beetle Relatively small eyes with large space behind eye to back of head. as opposed to Oryzaephilus mercator, merchant grain beetle Relatively large eyes with small space behind eye to back of head.
And not another species (O. acuminatus) that has been reported from Florida but not established. Louis N. Sorkin, B.C.E. | Entomologist, Arachnologist, Myriapodologist Insect Cuisine & Entomophagy Research 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 pager, text, voicemail https://www.messagemanager.americanmessaging.net/SendMessageFree.aspx The New York Entomological Society, Inc. www.nyentsoc.org<http://www.nyentsoc.org/> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> ________________________________ From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Fiona McLaughlan <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2020 9:43 PM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: [pestlist] Identification help EXTERNAL SENDER Hello, I also found two of these in a case containing wood and textiles. They are very small about 1-2mm I think they are sawtooth grain beetles? We display an old flour mill in the same case so they might be finding a food source in there (the mill was fumigated 9 years ago). Many thanks for your help, Fiona Fiona McLaughlan Conservator Toitu Otago Settlers Museum P 03 477 4000 | DD 03 474 2723 | E [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> 31 Queens Garden 9016; PO Box 566 Dunedin 9054 New Zealand www.dunedin.govt.nz<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dunedin.govt.nz%2F&data=02%7C01%7Csorkin%40amnh.org%7C0d3811f891b344a743b808d7ba65e916%7Cbe0003e8c6b9496883aeb34586974b76%7C0%7C0%7C637182819215729223&sdata=%2BSyPMX3x3MNk%2BMd2l613z%2BZeaHDWFpALWttdBEi5CbI%3D&reserved=0> Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/831e748688aa4993accf0c69252e493c%40dcc.govt.nz<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2Fd%2Fmsgid%2Fpestlist%2F831e748688aa4993accf0c69252e493c%2540dcc.govt.nz%3Futm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3Dfooter&data=02%7C01%7Csorkin%40amnh.org%7C0d3811f891b344a743b808d7ba65e916%7Cbe0003e8c6b9496883aeb34586974b76%7C0%7C0%7C637182819215739214&sdata=hGHrXbE2jyUcgCT0qGmV0f4bTKybaC77UwL%2FJnO%2BWAE%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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/BN8PR14MB3170F091BA999724A75AAC6BA6EA0%40BN8PR14MB3170.namprd14.prod.outlook.com.
