If it was 2 mm or less long then it's probably Corticaria sp. (one of the fungus beetles), maybe Corticaria pubscens or serrata (top view seems to show 'teeth' on sides of pronotum).
Best JP On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 9:22 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Silvia, > > Looks like it could be a powder post beetle. > > James > > > > *James Calder*** > > *Building Services Manager*** > > > > > > > > [image: DMNS 2 Line RGB small.jpg] <http://www.dmns.org/> > > [email protected] <[email protected]> > > *P * 303-370-6375 > *F *303-370-6468 > > Join the Museum’s Online > Community<http://community.dmns.org/content/OnlineCommunity.aspx> > > www.dmns.org > > > > > > Take a virtual journey down the world's largest and most biologically > diverse river. Amazon Voyage: Vicious Fishes & Other > Riches<http://exhibitions.dmns.org/>is open September 24, 2010 - January 2, > 2011. > > > > > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Sílvia Sequeira > *Sent:* Friday, December 10, 2010 7:14 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *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) > -- JP Brown Regenstein Conservator for Pacific Anthropology The Field Museum 1400 S Lake Shore Drive Chicago, IL 60605 t: +1 312 665 7879 f: +1 312 665 7193 e: [email protected]
