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Dermestidae are a family of Coleoptera that are commonly referred to as skin beetles. Other common names include larder beetle, hide or leather beetles, carpet beetles, and khapra beetles. Other common names include larder beetle, hide or leather beetles, carpet beetles, and khapra beetles.
Dermestes haemorrhoidalis Dermestes maculatus. Dermestes is a genus of beetles in the family Dermestidae, the skin beetles.The genus is distributed worldwide. [1]The larvae of these beetles feed on dead and dried animal material, including dead bodies, dried meat and fish, and body parts such as bone, hair, skin, and feathers.
Háva, Jirí (2003). "World catalogue of the Dermestidae". Studies and Reports of District Museum Prague-East Supplement. 1: 1– 196. Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675
The species is often found underneath dead animals that have decomposed for several days to weeks. Their eating habits can cause a dead animal to become just a skeleton. [2]
Dermestes lardarius, commonly known as the larder beetle or moisture bug, is a species of beetle in the family Dermestidae, the skin beetles.It is found worldwide. [1] It is a common pest of households and storage facilities ("larders") in much of the world.
Dermestes ater is a species of beetle in the family Dermestidae, the skin beetles.It is known commonly as the black larder beetle or incinerator beetle (not to be confused with Dermestes haemorrhoidalis, the African larder beetle, also sometimes referred to as the black larder beetle). [1]
Dermestes carnivorus is a species of carpet beetle in the family Dermestidae. It is found in North America and Europe. It is found in North America and Europe. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
Dermestinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Dermestidae. It contains the following genera: [1] Derbyana Lawrence & Slipinski, 2005; Dermestes Linnaeus, 1758; Mariouta Pic, 1898; Rhopalosilpha Arrow, 1929 †Paradermestes Deng et al., 2017 Jiulongshan Formation, Middle Jurassic, China [2]