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Old 26-03-2007, 09:11 AM
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Re: Unknown beetle - house pest?

Yes Anobium (woodworm) or Xestobium (death-watch beetle) could be problems. This could well be one of the Anobiidae (... or several other families). If Anobiidae then I think it most resembles Ochina ptinoides .... but I wouldn't like to say from these pics (yes, appreciate that you can only do what you can do! Amazing to get any picture at all, really ). Indeed, I might not even be able to say if I had the specimen - it's not one of my groups.
Would be best to check around for evidence of damaged wood - 'worm holes' &c - but it just might be a species which is attracted to light. Good luck.

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Originally Posted by jimfoxy View Post
That would be bad, wouldn't it. Can't find a photo of that with the markings I have, though.

Sorry about the rubbish photos (my point and shoot wasn't made for the entomologist). Here are two more of it crawling around on Skinner:
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