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== Additional Information == | == Additional Information == | ||
| − | MuseumPests.net: [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/ http://www.museumpests.net/pdfholder/16image.pdf Odd Beetle] L. Zycherman, J.R. Schrock, ''A Guide to Museum Pest Control'', FAIC, Washington, DC, 1988. | + | º MuseumPests.net: [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/ http://www.museumpests.net/pdfholder/16image.pdf Odd Beetle]º L. Zycherman, J.R. Schrock, ''A Guide to Museum Pest Control'', FAIC, Washington, DC, 1988. |
== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
| − | * | + | * Rosalie Rosso King, ''Textile Identification, Conservation, and Preservation'', Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, NJ, 1985 |
| − | * | + | * Lynda A. Zycherman, J.Richard Schrock, ''A Guide to Museum Pest Control'', FAIC and Association of Systematics Collections, Washington DC, 1988 |
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Revision as of 06:51, 24 July 2013
Description
A yellowish-white beetle, Thylodrias contractus. The odd beetle larvae eat natural fibers such as silk, wool, and cotton. The adult insects are about 2 to 3 millimeters long and can live up to 50 days. They lay eggs that hatch in 2 to 4 days. The larvae have a c-shaped brown body and grow in length to 3 mm. The larval stage lasts 242 to 338 days.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Thylodrias contractus
Additional Information
º MuseumPests.net: http://www.museumpests.net/pdfholder/16image.pdf Odd Beetleº L. Zycherman, J.R. Schrock, A Guide to Museum Pest Control, FAIC, Washington, DC, 1988.
Authority
- Rosalie Rosso King, Textile Identification, Conservation, and Preservation, Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, NJ, 1985
- Lynda A. Zycherman, J.Richard Schrock, A Guide to Museum Pest Control, FAIC and Association of Systematics Collections, Washington DC, 1988