Thanks Tony. The storage building we found this insect in is located in a semi-rural light industrial area with grasslands and trees to one side. Unfortunately for us, a food waste recycling business moved in 'next door' a few years ago and since then we have increased 'leaf litter' type insects (and rodent activity) , especially near the entry doors. The food waste business is very interesting entomologically, using fresh food waste from supermarkets (meat, vegetables) to grow soldier fly larvae that are subsequently dehydrated and sold as stock feed. You can imagine the smell is horrendous from their 'frass' that has been out in the neighbour's yard! Thankfully, after many complaints they are finally enclosing the waste delivery and frass storage areas so we hope that the pest situation will improve soon. Thanks again for your help! Best wishes Lisa ________________________________ From: pestlist@googlegroups.com <pestlist@googlegroups.com> on behalf of Dr Tony Irwin <dr.tony.ir...@gmail.com> Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2024 1:22:20 AM To: pestlist@googlegroups.com <pestlist@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: [PestList] help with ID please - is it a type of minute scavenger beetle?
CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organisation. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognise the sender and know the content is safe. Trixagidae (some regard it as a subfamily of Elateridae). Turning up more frequently in herbaria and museum collections, but I don't think anyone has suggested a good explanation as to why it's doing so, given its known breeding habitat. Tony Dr A.G.Irwin 47 The Avenues Norwich Norfolk NR2 3PH England mobile: +44(0)7880707834 phone: +44(0)1603 453524 On Sat, 11 May 2024 at 10:19, Lisa Addison <lisa.addi...@nga.gov.au<mailto:lisa.addi...@nga.gov.au>> wrote: Hi Cristina, thank you so much ! This is very helpful. Best wishes Lisa ________________________________ From: Ana Cristina Francisco Rufino <ana.ruf...@uc.pt<mailto:ana.ruf...@uc.pt>> Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2024 6:43 PM To: pestlist@googlegroups.com<mailto:pestlist@googlegroups.com> <pestlist@googlegroups.com<mailto:pestlist@googlegroups.com>> Cc: Lisa Addison <lisa.addi...@nga.gov.au<mailto:lisa.addi...@nga.gov.au>> Subject: Re: [PestList] help with ID please - is it a type of minute scavenger beetle? CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organisation. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognise the sender and know the content is safe. Hello from Portugal, Coimbra. I also echo Lisa's words about this fantastic group. It's a click beetle (Elateridae). I've already found some in the museum where I work. According to Wiki: ‘Adults are typically nocturnal and phytophagous, but only a few are of economic importance. On warm nights they can enter houses, but they are not pests. The beetle larvae, called wireworms, are generally saprophagous, living on dead organisms, but some species are serious agricultural pests and others are active predators of other insect larvae.’ I hope I've helped. Best regards, Cristina A 2024-05-11 08:48, Lisa Addison escreveu: Hello from Australia :) I love this pest list and the generous help given by the community – I learn a lot, to. We found this fellow in a sticky trap near a door to storage area, and having trouble identifying it as many distinguishing features are hidden. In other traps around this building, we have been finding a few types of minute scavenger beetles (esp. dienerella filum), but this one doesn’t have the same cinched in ‘waist’ that they have. Thanks for any clues. 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