Thanks, Tony. It does look like some sort of *Xanthonia. *I checked a little into leaf beetles that live in my area and *Xanthonia hirsuta *look a lot like this one.
Alan *Alan Van Dyke * Senior Preservation Technician Harry Ransom Center The University of Texas at Austin P.O. Drawer 7219 Austin, Texas 78713-7219 P: 512-232-4614 www.hrc.utexas.edu <http://hrc.utexas.edu> On Fri, Jun 4, 2021 at 10:46 AM Tony Irwin <dr.tony.ir...@gmail.com> wrote: > Alan - > I am sure this is not *Anthrenus*, and I don't think it's a dermestid at > all. Having said that, I'm not sure which family it is, but it looks very > like one of the *Xanthonia *leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae). If it is > that then it's an accidental visitor. > Tony > > Dr A.G.Irwin > 47 The Avenues > Norwich > Norfolk NR2 3PH > England > > mobile: +44(0)7880707834 > phone: +44(0)1603 453524 > > > On Fri, 4 Jun 2021 at 16:21, Tocci, Genevieve Elizabeth < > glewi...@oeb.harvard.edu> wrote: > >> Hi Alan, >> >> >> >> My first thought it that it looks a bit like the Museum Beetle (*Anthrenus >> museorum*) >> https://museumpests.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/museum-beetle-fact-sheet.pdf >> >> >> >> Let’s see if anyone else has some ideas for you too! When varied carpet >> beetles get their hairs knocked off I have a much harder time, but others >> here usually can figure it out. >> >> >> >> Best wishes, >> >> Genevieve >> >> >> >> ================================================= >> Genevieve E. Tocci (she, her, hers) >> Senior Curatorial Technician >> Harvard University Herbaria >> 22 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138 U.S.A. >> Phone: 617-495-1057 Fax: 617-495-9484 >> glewi...@oeb.harvard.edu >> >> >> >> *From:* pestlist@googlegroups.com <pestlist@googlegroups.com> *On Behalf >> Of *Alan P Van Dyke >> *Sent:* Thursday, June 3, 2021 4:03 PM >> *To:* pestlist@googlegroups.com >> *Subject:* [PestList] beetle identification >> >> >> >> Hello all, >> >> >> >> I find the mummy thread very interesting... >> >> >> >> However, I have another issue. I've attached a couple of photos of a >> beetle I found in a trap. At first I thought I had a varied carpet beetle, >> but closer examination made me doubt that. It's about 3 mm in length. >> Anyone have an idea what it could be? The photos have different focal >> points to make identification a little easier. >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> Alan >> >> >> >> *Alan Van Dyke * >> >> Senior Preservation Technician >> >> Harry Ransom Center >> The University of Texas at Austin >> P.O. 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