Hi Julie Excellent reply! - I was just going to say *Trixagus *is more streamlined. There's a term called jizz, often used in birdwatching circles, which is equally important in entomology - a combination of shape, colour, texture, behaviour - often difficult to define - which gives you a "feeling". At the very least it can flag up when something isn't quite right. Tony
Dr A.G.Irwin 47 The Avenues Norwich Norfolk NR2 3PH England mobile: +44(0)7880707834 phone: +44(0)1603 453524 On Mon, 27 Apr 2020 at 23:38, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm going to reply to myself to say that I just compared with a few > drugstore beetle specimens that I have and notice differences like more > space between the head and thorax, along with a very overall oval shape, > unlike the false-click beetle which has a bit of a taper near the end. In > addition, the antennae of the drugstore beetle have three distinct lumps > that are slightly spaced apart towards the end, different from the > false-click. > > Thanks, again! > > Julie > > > On Monday, April 27, 2020 at 3:19:03 PM UTC-7, [email protected] wrote: >> >> Thank you so much, Tony. That's good news. >> >> For my future IDing, were there any clear aspects from the photos that >> told you false-click over drugstore beetle? >> >> Much appreciated! >> >> Julie >> >> On Monday, April 27, 2020 at 1:26:28 PM UTC-7, Tony Irwin wrote: >>> >>> Hi Julie >>> *Trixagus *(Throscidae) - one of the "False Click Beetles". They turn >>> up occasionally in collections, but as far as I am aware, no-one is sure >>> why. The natural habitat appears to be mycorrhiza associated with tree >>> roots. Thankfully it's not *Stegobium*. >>> Best wishes >>> Tony >>> >>> Dr A.G.Irwin >>> 47 The Avenues >>> Norwich >>> Norfolk NR2 3PH >>> England >>> >>> mobile: +44(0)7880707834 >>> phone: +44(0)1603 453524 >>> >>> >>> On Mon, 27 Apr 2020 at 20:43, [email protected] <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hello, Group >>>> >>>> I would love to get some other eyes on this guy. My first thought was >>>> drugstore beetle given the size (2-3mm) and the antenna (clubbed at the >>>> end), but something about it doesn't look quite like the others that we >>>> have caught (and it's in a totally different area). >>>> >>>> Any other ideas? Or does he seem to be of the Drugstore variety? >>>> >>>> Thank you, all. Shout out to every cultural institutions fighting >>>> through everything right now. >>>> >>>> Julie McInnis >>>> Collection Care Specialist >>>> Fine Arts Museums of 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 view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/1f8c0b50-c540-4b7a-81b9-689f9e800bde%40googlegroups.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/1f8c0b50-c540-4b7a-81b9-689f9e800bde%40googlegroups.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/e8375153-600b-4b8f-9d1b-0b796a23ecd4%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/e8375153-600b-4b8f-9d1b-0b796a23ecd4%40googlegroups.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/CAFWqZKNdkXzmNrQj%3DS5dMAN_BAJjj-J3bgO0hDyBpJRX8U3Trg%40mail.gmail.com.
