Dermestes lardarius Linnaeus, 1758
(Bacon Beetle, Larder Beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDermestes lardarius (Bacon Beetle, Larder Beetle)
GenusDermestes (a genus of larder beetles)
FamilyDERMESTIDAE (carpet, museum and larder beetles)
SuperfamilyBOSTRICHOIDEA (wood boring, powder post and hide beetles)
Series Bostrichiformia (wood boring, powder post and hide beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Dermestes lardarius (Bacon Beetle, Larder Beetle) :
1: Dermestes lardarius (Bacon Beetle, Larder Beetle)
7 May 2013 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
indoors, in bath
Image 1: Dorsal view - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 2: Head and fore-legs - dorsal view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 3: Ventral view - highly enlarged - grey background
2: Dermestes lardarius (Bacon Beetle, Larder Beetle)
20 Apr 2007 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
indoors, dead, on window sill
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - highly enlarged - grey background
3: Dermestes lardarius (Bacon Beetle, Larder Beetle)
6 May 2000 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
indoors
Image 1: Adult - dorsal viewImage 2: Adult - lateral viewImage 3: Adult - ventral viewImage 4: Base of elytra - dorsal view - close-upImage 5: Head and antennae - underside - close-up

Dermestes lardarius (Bacon Beetle, Larder Beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Dermestes lardarius (Bacon Beetle, Larder Beetle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Dermestes lardarius (Bacon Beetle, Larder Beetle)
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