I would agree with *Ptinus fur*. Note that the males are narrower, and parallel-sided. The females have strongly convex sides, and look quite different. Tony
Dr A.G.Irwin 47 The Avenues Norwich Norfolk NR2 3PH England mobile: +44(0)7880707834 phone: +44(0)1603 453524 On Mon, 19 Feb 2024 at 22:17, Pollack, Richard J < richard_poll...@harvard.edu> wrote: > Katherine, > > The imaged beetles resemble *Ptinus fur*, but those are usually a bit > larger than you’ve indicated. I anticipate that others may have a better > answer. > > -Rich > > > > *Richard J. Pollack, PhD* > > *Senior Environmental Public Health Officer* > Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) | Harvard Campus Services > 46 Blackstone Street., Cambridge, MA 02139 > *C: *617-447-0763 > *www.ehs.harvard.edu <http://www.ehs.harvard.edu>* > > > > > > *From: *pestlist@googlegroups.com <pestlist@googlegroups.com> on behalf > of Katherine Fecteau <kfect...@osv.org> > *Date: *Monday, February 19, 2024 at 3:56 PM > *To: *pestlist@googlegroups.com <pestlist@googlegroups.com> > *Subject: *[PestList] Identification help > > Hi all, > > > > Can anyone identify the small brown insects in this image? They are each > roughly 1-2 mm in length. I believe I also see Ptinus fur on this trap, or > something like it. > > > > Thanks in advance for your time and input! > > > > Best, > > > > Katherine > > > > > > [image: logo2023] > > *Katherine Fecteau* > > *Curator of Exhibitions* > > (she, her, hers) > > > > Old Sturbridge Village > > (508) 347-0231 > > kfect...@osv.org > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MuseumPests" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/e394e8d141934507ba4bd827acdab776%40OSV.ORG > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/e394e8d141934507ba4bd827acdab776%40OSV.ORG?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MuseumPests" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/MN2PR07MB78397555E3F6194BEFD71E9194512%40MN2PR07MB7839.namprd07.prod.outlook.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/MN2PR07MB78397555E3F6194BEFD71E9194512%40MN2PR07MB7839.namprd07.prod.outlook.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAFWqZKNOdkM4N8BKn3pHDf7JGf5Q2NSL9tNnvymzhk19upH3hw%40mail.gmail.com.
