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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Bostrichoidea » Carpet Beetles (Dermestidae) » Dermestes

Genus Dermestes

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Food · Works Cited
Dermestes talpinus pupae - Dermestes undulatus Dermestes - Dermestes ater Dermestid family - Dermestes ater Dermestidae: Dermestes lardarius? - Dermestes lardarius Dermestes lardarius (Larder Beetle) - Dermestes lardarius Dermestes - Dermestes marmoratus Dermestes - Dermestes frischii Dermestes? - Dermestes sardous
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, close to 100 spp. in 3 subgenera worldwide(1)(2)
Size
5‒12 mm (the largest members of the family)
Identification
Photos of most spp. in (3)
Range
worldwide
Habitat
on carrion, hides, sometimes stored foods
Food
skin of dead animals, stored meat products
Works Cited
1.Háva J. (2023) World catalogue of the Dermestidae
2.BioLib.cz
3.Herrmann A. (200?‒) Pictures of some dermestid species
Contributed by Cotinis on 1 September, 2004 - 7:00pm
Additional contributions by Robin McLeod, v belov
Last updated 11 May, 2024 - 5:26pm

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