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Adult Dermestidae are generally small beetles (1–12 mm long), rounded to oval in shape, with hairy or scaly elytra that may form distinctive and colourful patterns. [3] [4] Except in genera Dermestes and Trichelodes, there is a single ocellus in the middle of the head.
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.
Trogoderma is a genus of beetles in the family Dermestidae, the skin beetles. There are about 135 species worldwide. There are about 135 species worldwide. [ 1 ]
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.
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
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]
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]