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Lisa -

It is NOT a powderpost beetle.  Although you only have the one photo, beetles 
in the family Staphylinidae have elytra (wing covers) which do not cover the 
abdomen - as does your specimen.  At any rate, it obviously wandered into the 
warehouse.  Not a museum pest as far as I can tell.

Tom Parker






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From: Lisa V <[email protected]>
To: pestlist <[email protected]>
Sent: Wed, Jul 6, 2011 12:02 pm
Subject: [pestlist] identification help


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Dear list,

I'm hoping someone can help me identify this beetle. My apologies for the poor 
photo. The beetle is dark red in color and about 5 millimeters long. I work in 
Montana, if that helps with identification at all. Many thanks in advance!

Best,
lisa


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