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Yup, a ground beetle. Very often fly to exterior lights at night, then drop to
the ground and walk in. The real question, which must be answered, is how did
it get into the scroll case? Time to look at openings and highways into the
case.
Tom Parker
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I’ll second ground beetle and echo William’s statement of “accidental” visitor
and not necessary to dive too deep into in terms of nailing down a species.
Dead ones in numbers can provide food for dermistids. Eliminating them or
preventing them from entering is still a good thing!
Best,
Matt
Matthew A. Mickletz –Manager, Preventive Conservation –Winterthur Museum –
302.888.4752
IPM Working Co-Chair
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Hello Erika,
I’ll take a stab here. It appears to be a ground beetle of some
kind. More knowledgeable subscribers can likely narrow it down further, there’s
so many different species, but might not be necessary for your purposes. Likely
an accidental visitor more so than a ‘museum pest’ as they tend to be
invertebrate predators. If I’m correct about it being a ground beetle, as a
defense they can secrete substances that could potential harm collections but
likely less of a worry than someone accidently squishing a specimen with
something. As long as you’re not seeing several specimens probably not to be an
ongoing concern but I’d be interested in hearing what others have to say.
William Shepherd
Collections Officer
Swift Current Museum
44 Robert Street West
Swift Current, Saskatchewan
S9H 4M9
Phone: 306-778-4815
Fax: 306-778-4818
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Hi All,
This little beetle was found in a case that contained a vellum scroll. I looked
in my IPM books--but I have not been able to identify him. The color is a
little off in the picture…in real life the beetle is a reddish-brown color. Any
clues as to what this little guy may be would be much appreciated!
Kindly,
Erika
Erika Wingfield
Assistant Registrar
Direct: 602.307.2030
Email:erika.wingfi...@phxart.org
Phoenix Art Museum
1625 N. Central Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85004
phxart.org
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