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dermestid beetles

dermestid beetles

The beetle family Dermestidae contains about 1,700 species, known by various names including the hide beetles, skin beetles, larder beetles, and carpet beetles. Examples of species include: (A, B) Thylodrias contractus (A female, B male) (C) Trinodes hirtus, (D) Ctesias serra, (E) Anthrenus scrophulariae, (F) Eurhopalus vespulae, (G) Lanorus punctatus, (H) Thorictus sp. on its ant host, (I) Dermestes maculatus, (J) Trogoderma versicolor, (K) Telopes fasciatus, and (L) Orphilus subnitidus. (Image originally published in Zhou et al 2022, Insect Systematics and Diversity.)

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