It's *Polyxenus *- the Bristly Millipede. Grazes on fungi and algae growing on walls. Not regarded as a pest species (but often confused with dermestid larvae). Regards Tony
Dr A.G.Irwin 47 The Avenues Norwich Norfolk NR2 3PH England mobile: +44(0)7880707834 phone: +44(0)1603 453524 On Fri, 12 May 2023 at 16:35, Tocci, Genevieve E. <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello all, > > > > I found this larva today and caught it. It is approximately 4mm long when > not curled up. It was running around happily. Our collection is located in > Massachusetts, USA. > > > > It seems to have a group a hairs on its posterior, but short ones. > > It has curled tufts of hairs along its side, but along its backs they are > short and almost appressed to the surface. > > It has a mostly fusiform shape, but its head was slightly wider than its > back end. > > > > I thought the ones I found like this previously I thought were possibly > very very young odd beetles, but that does not seem to match here. It also > doesn’t match with what I think of as varied carpet beetles. I know there > are plenty of non-muesum pest larvae out there too, but I can’t figure out > what it is. > > > > Any help is greatly appreciated, > > Genevieve > > > > > > ================================================= > Genevieve E. Tocci, ALM (she/her/hers) > Senior Curatorial Technician > Harvard University Herbaria > 22 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138 U.S.A. > [email protected] > > > > *I don’t expect you to respond to my email outside your work hours.* > > > > > > -- > 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/MN2PR07MB6062CE53BEB4F53E6FE59508D5759%40MN2PR07MB6062.namprd07.prod.outlook.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/MN2PR07MB6062CE53BEB4F53E6FE59508D5759%40MN2PR07MB6062.namprd07.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/CAFWqZKOCA5hej07NxHwBYgXxT9w6i7h3SotNhNEwNMGPP-h89Q%40mail.gmail.com.
