Mezium americanum (Laporte de Castelnau, 1840)
Family: Ptinidae (Anobiidae)
Size: 2.4 mm (1.5 to 3.5 mm)
Distribution: Cosmopolitan: North America, Bolivia, Australia, Canary Islands
Ecology: Houshold pest, feeds on vegetable products and also on textiles, skins,
bones and feathers
Location: Lanzarote, La Asomada, 435 m
leg, J.Schoenfeld, 9.X.2012; det. M.Eifler
Photo: U.Schmidt, 2019
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