Loc 37 Beetle – around 2.25mm in length. Head can’t be seen from above --- Not sure. The tarsi and legs looks like they could belong to a Mordellid beetle (tumbling flower beetle) and body somewhat so-so. Do you have any views of head and antennae? Loc 54 larva is just over a 1 mm in length --- Not sure. Looks like a dermestid larva but not sure of genus. Loc 70 larva – amber colored 3 mm in length (perhaps an Odd beetle larva) So sorry for the little guy. Still alive and I pulled out a goodly number of hairs turning him over. --- Yes, looks like Thylodrias contractus larva Loc 41 Beetle – between 2 ½ - 2 ¾ mm in length. He ended up being “drawn and quartered” so to speak when turned over! --- Looks like Cryptophagus.
Louis N. Sorkin, B.C.E. Entomologist, Arachnologist, Myriapodologist Division of Invertebrate Zoology American Museum of Natural History Central Park West at 79th Street New York, New York 10024-5192 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> 212-769-5613 voice 212-769-5277 fax The New York Entomological Society, Inc. www.nyentsoc.org<http://www.nyentsoc.org/> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2014 1:20 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [pestlist] identification help I have two different beetle larvae and beetles that I am hoping to help identify. Loc 54 larva is just over a 1 mm in length Loc 37 Beetle – around 2.25mm in length. Head can’t be seen from above Loc 70 larva – amber colored 3 mm in length (perhaps an Odd beetle larva) So sorry for the little guy. Still alive and I pulled out a goodly number of hairs turning him over. Loc 41 Beetle – between 2 ½ - 2 ¾ mm in length. He ended up being “drawn and quartered” so to speak when turned over! Thanks so much in advance for any help! Holly [cid:[email protected]] Holly Lundberg Conservator (312) 799-2069 direct, (312) 799-2369 fax [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Chicago History Museum 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, IL 60614-6038 http://www.chicagohistory.org<http://www.chicagohistory.org/> P Please consider the environment before printing this email. Subscribe to the Museum Blog<http://blog.chicagohistory.org/> Like us on Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/chicagohistory> Follow @ChicagoMuseum on Twitter<http://twitter.com/chicagomuseum> See Chicago History in Pictures on Tumblr<http://chicagohistorymuseum.tumblr.com/> Repin us on Pinterest<http://pinterest.com/chicagomuseum/> Watch us on YouTube<http://youtube.com/user/ChicagoHistoryMuseum>
