Species Dermestes carnivorus

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Food · Works Cited

Dermestes carnivorus? - Dermestes carnivorus

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

No Taxon (subgenus Dermestinus)

Species carnivorus (Dermestes carnivorus)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Dermestes mucoreus LeConte 1854

Explanation of Names

Dermestes carnivorus Fabricius 1775

Size

6.5‒8.5 mm(1)

Identification

habitus & abdomen images in (1)

Range

native to the Neotropics(2), now nearly cosmopolitan(3)(4); in our area, CA‒TX‒FL to CO‒NY(5)

Habitat

synanthropic; indoor pest in the UK(1)

Food

infests hides, dried skins, dried fish, fishmeal, bones, Brazil nuts, grain residues, and oilcake(1)

Works Cited

1.	Handbook of urban insects and arachnids: A handbook of urban entomology Robinson W.H. 2005. Cambridge University Press.

2.	Coleoptera families other than Cerambycidae, Curculionidae sensu lato, Chrysomelidae sensu lato and Coccinelidae -- Chapter 8.5 Denux O., Zagatti P. 2010. BioRisk 4: 315–406.

3.	Háva J. (2023) World catalogue of the Dermestidae

4.	Manual for identification of quarantine and other important pests of raw materials, stored products, and seed Mordkovich Ya.B., Sokolov E.A. 1999. Kolos, Moscow, 384 pp.

5.	A Distributional Checklist of the Beetles (Coleoptera) of Florida

Contributed by v belov on 24 November, 2010 - 12:44am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 11 May, 2024 - 8:29pm

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