I think since you said it is 1mm long, you may be right about the m.b.s.b. identification. Looks very close to me... Linda Roundhill Art and Antiquities Comservation, LLC
On Fri, May 29, 2020, 1:47 PM Pat Kelley <[email protected]> wrote: > It is one of several beetles that falls under the category of minute brown > scavenger beetle. This one appears to be in the family of Lathridiidae, > genus Melanophthalma. Here is the Museumpests fact sheet: > https://museumpests.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Minute-Brown-Scavenger-Beetle.pdf > ------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf > of Tocci (Lewis-Gentry), Genevieve E. <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Friday, May 29, 2020 2:39 PM > *To:* [email protected] <[email protected]> > *Subject:* RE: [PestList] ID help > > > [EXTERNAL] > > That is certainly what I refer to as the Minute Brown Scavenger Beetle in > our traps, so if it is not I would love to hear! > > > > Great photo! > > > > Genevieve > > > > ================================================= > Genevieve E. Tocci (she, her, hers) > Senior Curatorial Technician > Harvard University Herbaria > 22 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138 U.S.A. > Phone: 617-495-1057 Fax: 617-495-9484 > [email protected] > > > > *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> *On Behalf > Of *Tamar Danufsky > *Sent:* Friday, May 29, 2020 2:28 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [PestList] ID help > > > > Greetings, > > > > Can anyone identify the 1mm beetle in the attached photo? 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