Dermestes

Dermestes
Dermestes
D. lardarius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Dermestidae
Subfamily: Dermestinae
Tribe: Dermestini
Genus: Dermestes
Linnaeus, 1758
Selected subgenera and species
  • Dermestes (Dermestes)
    • Dermestes ater
    • Dermestes bicolor
    • Dermestes haemorrhoidalis
    • Dermestes hispanicus
    • Dermestes lardarius
    • Dermestes leechi
    • Dermestes palmi
    • Dermestes peruvianus
  • Dermestes (Dermestinus)
    • Dermestes aurichalceus
    • Dermestes carnivorus
    • Dermestes coronatus
    • Dermestes diadema
    • Dermestes dimidiatus
    • Dermestes erichsoni
    • Dermestes fasciventris
    • Dermestes frischi
    • Dermestes gyllenhali
    • Dermestes hankai
    • Dermestes intermedius
    • Dermestes kaszabi
    • Dermestes laniarius
    • Dermestes leopardinus
    • Dermestes maculatus
    • Dermestes murinus
    • Dermestes mustelinus
    • Dermestes pardalis
    • Dermestes sardous
    • Dermestes sibiricus
    • Dermestes szekessyi
    • Dermestes undulatus
  • Dermestes (Montandonia)
    • Dermestes fuliginosus
    • Dermestes hirticollis
    • Dermestes latissimus
    • Dermestes olivieri

Dermestes is a genus of larder beetles in the family Dermestidae. Both the adult beetles and the larvae feed on dry dead animals and vegetable material. Dermestes, especially its larvae, can seriously damage natural animal fibers, foodstuff, furnishing and zoological collections. Larder beetles are common throughout the world and are a serious pest in some places.

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