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Genus Dermestes

Small Beetle - Dermestes maculatus Dermestes ? - Dermestes caninus Beetle Bark/Carpet - Dermestes undulatus Dermestidae - Dermestes marmoratus Fringed Larder Beetle - Dermestes frischi Dermestes - Dermestes frischi Dermestes lardarius Beetle - Dermestes undulatus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
Superfamily Bostrichoidea
Family Dermestidae (Carpet Beetles)
Genus Dermestes
Explanation of Names
Dermestes Linnaeus 1758
'skin/hide eater'
Numbers
17-18 spp. in 2 subgenera our area, >80 spp. in 4 subgenera worldwide(1)
Size
5-10 mm (the largest members of the family)
Identification
D. ater: scutellum dark, no contrast against elytra ()
D. caninus: broad band of pale hairs across elytra near base, and thin band near apex ()
D. frischii: top of head and anterior & lateral margins of pronotum with pale yellowish hairs; central portion and posterior margin of pronotum dark (♂; ♀abdomen)
D. maculatus: scutellum yellowish-brown to reddish-brown; pronotum and elytra with uniformly-colored whitish or pale yellowish hairs (♂; ♀abdomen, larva)
D. marmoratus: basal half of elytra with large pale patch extending from costa half-way to midline
D. talpinus: scutellum whitish or pale yellow; pronotum and elytra with a mix of reddish-brown and pale bluish-gray hairs, more densely haired than D. maculatus ()
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Range
worldwide
Habitat
on carrion, hides, sometimes stored foods
Food
skin of dead animals, stored meat products