Can you identify beetle11

athomewithbeetle · #1 (**permalink**) 15-07-2007, 10:46 PM

I have found quite a few dead beetles in a bag in a room in my house. They are brown and approximately 3mm long. I have a picture on the unidentified Gallery but can't seem to upload it to the insect forum. It is called beetle11. Can anyone tell me what it is? I was wondering if it is the common furniture beetle? There are no obvious flight holes in the room we found them in though. Thanks

It's this one:

Laurence Clemons · #2 (**permalink**) 16-07-2007, 08:08 AM

It looks like an Anobium species - commonly known as furniture beetles.

JonSadler · #3 (**permalink**) 16-07-2007, 06:31 PM

Another possibility is Stegobium paniceum (the biscuit beetle). Turn it on its side and look at the thorax. If it is humped (a hunchback) the it's Anobium, as Laurence suggests. If so, check your floorboards and furniture for small exits holes (about 0.3-0.5mm in diameter) - looking like someone has been throwing darts around.

Regards

Jon

Trent900 · #4 (**permalink**) 17-07-2007, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by JonSadler

Another possibility is Stegobium paniceum (the biscuit beetle). Turn it on its side and look at the thorax. If it is humped (a hunchback) the it's Anobium, as Laurence suggests. If so, check your floorboards and furniture for small exits holes (about 0.3-0.5mm in diameter) - looking like someone has been throwing darts around.

Regards

Jon

Taking a closer look at the picture it looks as though it is humped so Anobium is probably the best choice. As JonSadler suggested check your homes timbers just to see if there are any other signs of this little critter. Its usually good to have the wood treated just incase there's still activity around.

Of course, in the wild they play a major role in breaking down dead wood, so they're not all bad.

D.