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Dermestidae
Sign in to saveDermestidae are a family of Coleoptera that are commonly referred to as skin beetles or carpet beetles. Other common names include larder beetles, hide or leather beetles, and khapra beetles. There are over 1,800 species described.
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Dermestidae is a family of insects within the order Coleoptera. It belongs to the class Insecta, phylum Arthropoda, and kingdom Animalia. The family was described by Latreille in 1804 and is currently accepted as a valid taxon. Its habitats include brackish and freshwater environments.
Records of this family are held by institutions such as INECOL, LACM, and MHNCA. These records originate from Mexico and the United States. The family has 184,009 occurrences documented in the Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Additionally, iDigBio holds 4,533 records and 194 media items related to Dermestidae.
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Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderColeoptera
- FamilyDermestidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 4,533
- With media
- 194
- Family
- Dermestidae
- Collections
- INECOL, LACM, MHNCA
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Bostrichoidea
- Image
- Anthrenus verbasci MHNT Fronton Side view.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
23 sectionsContents
- Description
- Diet and behaviour
- Economic relevance
- Urban and stored products
- Medical
- Forensic
- Evolution
- Taxonomy
- Genera
- Selected taxa
- Larder beetles
- Hide beetle (leather beetle)
- Carpet beetle
- Black carpet beetle
- Varied carpet beetle
- Khapra beetle
- Control
- Hide and larder beetles
- Carpet beetles
- Image gallery
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Dermestidae are a family of Coleoptera that are commonly referred to as skin beetles or carpet beetles. Other common names include larder beetles, hide or leather beetles, and khapra beetles. There are over 1,800 species described.
Dermestids have a variety of habits; most genera are scavengers that feed on dry animal or plant material, such as skin or pollen, animal hair, feathers, dead insects and natural fibers. Members of Dermestes are found in animal carcasses, while others may be found in mammal, bird, bee, or wasp nests. Thaumaglossa only lives in the egg cases of mantids, while Trogoderma species are pests of grain.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dermestidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.