Beetle no. 2 is a rove beetle (Staphylinidae). They are mostly predatory and live outside, but occasionally come indoors, particularly if the weather is bad. No risk to the collections, except as food for other pests. Tony
Dr A.G.Irwin 47 The Avenues Norwich Norfolk NR2 3PH England mobile: +44(0)7880707834 phone: +44(0)1603 453524 On Sun, 15 Mar 2020 at 23:23, Lachlan Paine <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi – forwarding this on from a fellow staff member, who has a pending > approval to join Pestlist . Can anyone please offer any suggestions? > > > > Thanks > > > > Lachlan Paine > > > > *From:* Rose Cangadis-Douglass <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Monday, 16 March 2020 10:20 AM > *To:* Lachlan Paine <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Pestlist beetle identification > > > > To Pestlist, > > > > Looking for help to identify an unknown beetle in Canberra, Australia. A > small, brown beetle; in the attached group photo I hope I am right in > correctly distinguishing it from 2 other small brown beetles (1) a minute > brown scavenger and (3) a hairy fungus beetle. It is beetle (2) I am having > trouble identifying. I have attached a separate photo of just this beetle. > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Kind regards, > > > > Rose Cangadis-Douglass > *A/g Collection Security Officer | Conservation and Collection Management * > > *NATIONAL FILM AND SOUND ARCHIVE OF AUSTRALIA* > > > > [email protected] > > > > *P* +61 2 6248 2250 > > > > McCoy Circuit, Acton ACT 2601 > > > > PO Box 2002, Canberra ACT 2601 > > > > *NFSA.GOV.AU <https://www.nfsa.gov.au>* > > > > The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia acknowledges Australia's > Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians > of the land on which we work and live and gives respect to their Elders > both past and present. > > > > > > -- > 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/ME1PR01MB1731ED71977F964D61CE5A2AB2F80%40ME1PR01MB1731.ausprd01.prod.outlook.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/ME1PR01MB1731ED71977F964D61CE5A2AB2F80%40ME1PR01MB1731.ausprd01.prod.outlook.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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/CAFWqZKNg4%3Dvygw071mWntWq9rr0-Ucfk-aPafHAabkHKgn7yTA%40mail.gmail.com.
