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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Bostrichoidea » Death-watch and Spider Beetles (Ptinidae) » Spider Beetles (Ptininae) » Meziini » Mezium » American Spider Beetle (Mezium americanum)
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Brown/black bug - Mezium americanum
Copyright © 2006 Bishop-Custodio

Brown/black bug - Mezium americanum
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
October 11, 2006
Size: 5 mm
found in the bathroom.

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Brown/black bug - Mezium americanum Brown/black bug - Mezium americanum
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Contributed by Jennie Ziemianin on 26 November, 2006 - 10:15pm
Last updated 21 December, 2008 - 8:56am

Moved
Moved from Mezium. Images reconsidered, I´m pretty sure now.
… Boris Büche, 21 December, 2008 - 8:56am login or register to post comments

How to seperate Mezium spp.. . .
Pests and Diseases Images Library tells, but it´s not applied on these pictures.
… Boris Büche, 16 May, 2007 - 6:47am login or register to post comments

Mezium americanum - little doubt
Hi,
I confirm the ID insofar it´s for sure a member of Mezium - but I can´t tell how to seperate the domestic americanum from the imported Mezium affine.

regards, Boris
… Boris Büche, 27 November, 2006 - 1:49am login or register to post comments

Spider Beetle
Yes, this is a spider beetle. Could be Mezium americanum based on comments here ,
but I'm not real familiar with this group.
… Brad Barnd, 26 November, 2006 - 11:01pm login or register to post comments

Very Nice
Reminds us of Subfamily Ptininae - Spider Beetles. Images in the guide here, but some of the beetle experts here should be able to give you a more definitive ID from these lovely images!
Welcome to BugGuide - what a great first set of images!
… john and jane balaban, 26 November, 2006 - 10:26pm login or register to post comments

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