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. They are cannibalistic on occasion. They are pests of museums, where they feed on specimens such as dried insects and stuffed animals. They may be useful in museum settings as well, where they are used in facilities called dermestaria to clean tissue from skeletons.[2] Some species may play a role in forensic entomology when they are found on human corpses.[1][2]
As of 2013 there are about 92 species.[3]
^ abMagni, P. A., et al. (2015). A biological and procedural review of forensically significant Dermestes species (Coleoptera: Dermestidae). Journal of Medical Entomology, 52(5), 755-769.
^ abDermestes maculatus De Geer, 1774. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Pest Insects of our Cultural Heritage.
^Herrmann, A. and Háva, J. (2013). A new species of the genus Dermestes Linnaeus, 1758 (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) from South America. Studies and Reports, Taxonomical Series, 9(2), 375-378.
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larval skins can be analyzed for toxins. Dermestes maculatus collected from raccoon carcass: Lateral view (Dermestes maculatus) Head view (D. maculatus) Ventral...
2017.180. Media related to Dermestes frischii at Wikimedia Commons Dermestes frischi at Fauna Europaea Data related to Dermestes frischii at Wikispecies...
North America and Europe. "Dermestes peruvianus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24. "Dermestes peruvianus". GBIF. Retrieved...
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skeletons for study and preservation. The word dermestarium derives from Dermestes, the genus name of the beetle most commonly used for the task. Other invertebrates...
Former Yugoslavia. Dermestes laniarius at Fauna Europaea Media related to Dermestes laniarius at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Dermestes laniarius at Wikispecies...
and naphthalene against all stages in the life-cycle of museum pests, Dermestes maculatus Degeer, and Anthrenus verbasci (L.) (Coleostidae)". International...
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by Carl Linnaeus in his 1763 work Centuria Insectorum, under the name Dermestes gleditsiae. The specific epithet gleditsiae refers to the plant honey...
It contains the following genera: Derbyana Lawrence & Slipinski, 2005 Dermestes Linnaeus, 1758 Mariouta Pic, 1898 Rhopalosilpha Arrow, 1929 †Paradermestes...
example is deutonymphs of Lardoglyphus dispersing on beetles in the genus Dermestes to reach new habitats (both phoront and host feed on animal materials)...
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