Dear Nicole, It looks like stegobium paniceum (drugstore beetle).
Best regards Véronique Véronique ANDRAULT-MERLOT Direction du Soutien aux Collections Centre de Conservation du Louvre Service de la régie des œuvres Régisseuse 2 parking Jean Jaurès 62800 Liévin BP 30217 +33 (0)3 76 06 60 86 +33 (0)6 22 11 93 64 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [cid:[email protected]] <http://www.louvre.fr/> De : [email protected] <[email protected]> De la part de Nicole Farrugia Envoyé : mardi 27 mai 2025 11:18 À : [email protected] Objet : [PestList] Insect identification **VIGILANCE** Cet e-mail provient d'une personne extérieure à l’EPML : ne cliquez pas sur les liens et n'ouvrez pas les pièces jointes à moins de reconnaître l'adresse de l'expéditeur. Hello everyone, I need assistance in identifying these insects that were found on a number of old books and textiles in a library. They are suspected to be tabacco beetles because of their groves, but they also have similar features like the antenna to the biscuit beetle. The pictures under a microscope are attached to this email. Thanks and regards, Nicole Farrugia -- 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 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAAbAQUu0zZjPBUVL8Xbgr4bZ7FvAyMU7hsqGkxnZ3J5paYMRRg%40mail.gmail.com<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAAbAQUu0zZjPBUVL8Xbgr4bZ7FvAyMU7hsqGkxnZ3J5paYMRRg%40mail.gmail.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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/a7063a9586b449578683aab84409d493%40louvre.fr.
