Thank you David, I am relieved that it is not a pest. We have also found 5 Stegobium Paniceum in a total of 66 traps. Do you think we have an infestation or some casual insects?
Sílvia On 10 December 2010 14:47, David Pinniger <[email protected]>wrote: > Silvia, > It looks like a beetle of the family Pythidae, possibly *Lissodema* sp. > They are found under loose bark and are not pests. > David > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Sílvia Sequeira <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Friday, December 10, 2010 2:13 PM > *Subject:* [pestlist] insect identification > > Hello all, > > I found this beetle in one of the insect traps in the archive where I work. > I can not identify it by the museum pests' list I have. Can anyone identify > it by the photos I send? I apologize for the quality of the images, but it > was the best I could get. > > Thanks for your help, > > > -- > Sílvia Sequeira > > Paper Conservator > Tropical Research Institute (IICT) > > -- Sílvia Sequeira
