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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Bostrichoidea » Carpet Beetles (Dermestidae) » Attagenini » Black Carpet Beetles (Attagenus)
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small brownish black bug - Attagenus
Copyright © 2010 kathynh

small brownish black bug - Attagenus
New Hampshire, USA
June 1, 2010
Size: pencil tip
it is in my downstairs of an embankment ranch. Has wings but usually crawls, I can find 10 or 12 , remove them then they are back again. Find them in the dark or light On walls ceiling and usually on floor.
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Contributed by kathynh on 1 June, 2010 - 8:35pm
Last updated 6 June, 2010 - 9:31am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 6 June, 2010 - 9:31am login or register to post comments

Makes me think of
a Carpet Beetle (Dermestidae)--maybe something like this one:



But I'm not an expert, and could be way off base, so be sure to hold out for other opinions.

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… Ken Wolgemuth, 1 June, 2010 - 8:44pm login or register to post comments

 
yup, Attagenus of sorts
… v belov, 1 June, 2010 - 9:25pm login or register to post comments

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