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Unknown - Dienerella filiformis
Copyright © 2012 Lana Buchanan

Unknown - Dienerella filiformis
Minneapolis, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
July 2, 2012
Size: tiny
Found this in my basement sink, hope you can tell me what it is, thanks, lkb2009
Contributed by Lana Buchanan on 2 July, 2012 - 4:34pm
Last updated 10 August, 2012 - 2:48pm

Moved very tentatively, pending Dr Ruecker's input
anyway, something new to the Guide -- thanks, Lana!
but we badly need sharper photos of this beetle...

Moved from Minute Brown Scavenger Beetles.
… v belov, 10 August, 2012 - 2:48pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Charley Eiseman, 26 July, 2012 - 10:26am

Looks like a latridiid
a minute brown scavenger beetle. They feed in molds and mildew and can be a stored products or household pest.
… Michael C. Thomas, 3 July, 2012 - 8:52am

 
Thank You
Thank You
… Lana Buchanan, 3 July, 2012 - 9:07am

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