BTW there’s also a booklouse in one of the pictures (the one with the pale beetle).
Sorry, misspelled in this sentence. Ventral views and tarsal views would help, but the latter might be difficult to provide. From: Louis Sorkin [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2015 1:44 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [pestlist] RE: identification help please The paler one might be a bit younger than the darker one and hasn’t yet tanned and darkened. These look like members of the Latridiidae and probably belong to a species of Corticarina or Corticaria, possibly leaning toward a member of the first genus. Vental views and tarsal views would help, but the latter might be difficult to provide. 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: Morris, Bernice [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2015 10:30 AM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [pestlist] identification help please Can anyone help me to identify these small insects? They are about 2mm long and were found near wooden objects. Many thanks! Bernice Bernice Morris Associate Conservator of Costume and Textiles Philadelphia Museum of Art 215-684-7579 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
