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  • Apr 19, 2012, 12:50 PM
    allietcarr
    Help Identifying a Bug
    Can anyone help me ID this bug? I found a live one near my sofa, and some dead ones around my bed. At first I was horrified, thinking they were bed bugs, but they don't look like the images I've found online.

    Anyone recognize this guy? (that is college-ruled paper, not wide ruled)

    http://s1244.photobucket.com/albums/gg576/theatresuburbia/?action=view&current=IMG_1773.jpg

    http://s1244.photobucket.com/albums/gg576/theatresuburbia/?action=view&current=IMG_1770.jpg

    http://s1244.photobucket.com/albums/gg576/theatresuburbia/?action=view&current=IMG_1769.jpg
  • Apr 21, 2012, 09:26 PM
    gnahcd
    It's hard to tell exactly what species or even the family, but at least it is not a bed bug. You definitely have a beetle (order Coleoptera). It could possibly be a drugstore beetle, as I think I see a match with the antennae segments. It could also be a cigarette beetle. Both of these beetles are often found in homes. They are pantry pests.

    (I'm not definite on the species ID, though, as I would want to examine it under a microscope to be sure.)

    Here are some links:
    Texas A&M
    Google search drugstore beetle
    UC IPM Pantry Pests

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