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DERMESTIDAE (carpet, museum and larder beetles)

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #photos #macrophotos #refs #webs
Genus Anthrenus (museum beetles)        
Species Anthrenus verbasci (L., 1767) (Museum Beetle) 14 11    
Genus Attagenus (carpet beetles)        
Species Attagenus pellio (L., 1758) (Two-spotted Carpet Beetle) 5      
Species Ctesias serra (F., 1792) (Cobweb Beetle)     1  
Genus Dermestes (a genus of larder beetles)        
Species Dermestes lardarius L., 1758 (Bacon Beetle)   6   1

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Dermestidae (Coleoptera) of the world: http://www.dermestidae.com/ Web Site/Page
Peacock, E.R., 1993 Adults and Larvae of Hide, Larder and Carpet Beetles and their Relatives (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) and of Derodontid Beetles (Coleoptera: Derdontidae)

DERMESTIDAE may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
HEXAPODA
(hexapods)
INSECTA
(insects)
COLEOPTERA
(beetles)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

DERMESTIDAE is associated with:

There may be taxa associated with Dermestidae listed at higher taxonomic level

COLEOPTERA
(beetles)

Associated with DERMESTIDAE:

Dermestidae may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)
INSECTA
(insects)
COLEOPTERA
(beetles)

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