This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- It certainly seems to be an adult dermestid, but may not be one of the common carpet beetles often found in museums and homes. Because of color variation and wear, it is usually best to have a series of specimens for precise ID.
Hope you don't find a second one, but remain vigilant. -Rich Richard Pollack, PhD. CEO & Chief Scientific Officer IdentifyUS, LLC 320 Needham Street Suite 200 Newton, MA 02464-1593 ------------------ 617.600.6360 (W) 617.513.9266 (M) Instructor, Harvard School of Public Health Visiting Researcher, Boston University Commissioner, Norfolk County Mosquito Control District Commission Chair, Mosquito Advisory Group, Massachusetts Dept of Agricultural Resources On May 17, 2014, at 18:34, Crista Pack <pac...@gmail.com> wrote: > This is a message from the Museumpests List. > To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net > To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. > ----------------------------------------------------------- > Hello, > > This beetle was caught walking along a work table in our lab in Tucson. We > have not seen any others. He measures approximately 2mm in length. Does > anybody know what kind it is? The coloring looks almost like a carpet beetle, > but the pattern does not seem to be the same. > > Many thanks, > > Crista Pack > > Kress Post-Graduate Fellow in Conservation > Arizona State Museum > Tucson, AZ 85721 > (520)621-6314 > pa...@email.arizona.edu > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net > > To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and > in the subject put: > "unsubscribe" - no quotes please. > > You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. > To change to the DIGEST mode send an > email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: > > set mode digest pestlist > > Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com > <CL_Live_20140516_Back1_13x.jpg><CL_Live_20140516_Belly2_14x.jpg> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: "unsubscribe" - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com