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Taxonomy of Family Dermestidae Hope, 1840
Carpet beetles, Dermestid beetles, Dermestids, Hide beetles, Larder beetles, Museum beetles, Skin Beetle, Skin beetles


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
592
62779
813516
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
274
54416
687671
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Bostrichiformia
Forbes, 1926
7
863
8707
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Bostrichoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carpet Beetles, Death-watch Beetles, Powder-post Beetles
7
863
8707
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyDermestidae
Hope, 1840
Carpet beetles, Dermestid beetles, Dermestids, Skin Beetle
185
3122
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Dermestidae Hope, 1840
SubfamilyAnthreninae
Leach, 1815
  ⇒ Anthrenini
6
537
Genera
Species
SubfamilyAttageninae
Casey, 1900
  ⇒ Attagenini
13
458
Genera
Species
SubfamilyDermestinae
Latreille, 1807
8
746
Genera
Species
SubfamilyMegatominae
Leach, 1815
32
1069
Genera
Species
SubfamilyOrphilinae
LeConte, 1861
2
20
Genera
Species
SubfamilyThorictinae
Agassiz, 1846
0
0
Genera
Species
SubfamilyThylodriinae
Semenov, 1913
  ⇒ Thylodriini
0
0
Genera
Species
SubfamilyTrinodinae
Casey, 1900
  ⇒ Trinodini
11
81
Genera
Species
SubfamilyTrogoparvinae
Zhou et al, 2022
0
0
Genera
Species
GenusAcolpus
Jayne, 1882
1Species
GenusAdelaidea
Blackburn, 1903
0Species
GenusAdelaidella
Zhou, Slipinsky & Liu, 2020
1Species
GenusAethriosia
Reitter, 1908
4Species
GenusAnthremis
Hope, 1845
  ⇒ Anthrenus
1Species
GenusAnthrenodes
Chobaut, 1898
  ⇒ Anthrenus
0Species
GenusAnthrenops
Reitter, 1880
  ⇒ Anthrenus
1Species
GenusAnthriosia
Shaumar, 1990
  ⇒ Orphinus
0Species
GenusApprogramme
Reitter, 1887
3Species
GenusAprogramme
Reitter, 1887
0Species
GenusArgocerus
Sharp, 1908
  ⇒ Labrocerus
2Species
GenusAsidora
Mulsant & Rey, 1867
0Species
GenusAspectus
Beal, 1959
1Species
GenusAsprogramme
des Gozis, 1886
0Species
GenusAthrenus
1Species
GenusAtlagenus
1Species
GenusAttagenini
Beal, 1970
  ⇒ Novelsis
0Species
GenusAxinocerus
Jayne, 1882
1Species
GenusBicaccoleptus
Háva, 2004
  ⇒ Caccoleptus
0Species
GenusBrachysphyrus
Blackburn, 1903
1Species
GenusCaccoleptoides
1Species
GenusCaucasotoma
Mroczkowski, 1967
  ⇒ Megatoma
0Species
GenusCaucastoma
Mroczkowski, 1967
0Species
GenusCretoattagenus
Háva, 2020
1Species
GenusCretodermestes
Deng et al., 2017
1Species
GenusCretomegatoma
Háva, 2021
1Species
GenusCryptorhophalum
Guérin-Méneville, 1838
0Species
GenusCtenias
Reitter, 1911
  ⇒ Ctesias
0Species
GenusCteniserra
Reitter, 1911
  ⇒ Ctesias
0Species
GenusCtesirobusta  ⇒ Ctesias
0Species
GenusCyphomanes
Gistl, 1848
  ⇒ Thorictus
0Species
GenusDearthus
Jayne, 1882
  ⇒ Globicornis
0Species
GenusDecemctesias
Háva, 2004
  ⇒ Ctesias
0Species
GenusDermalius
Háva, 2001
  ⇒ Dermestes
0Species
GenusDermegatoma
Noya & Velez, 1998
  ⇒ Megatoma
1Species
GenusDermestaes
Latreille, 1802
  ⇒ Dermestes
0Species
GenusDermestida
Leach, 1815
0Species
GenusDermestinus
Zhantiev, 1967
  ⇒ Dermestes
0Species
GenusDermestites
Laporte de Castelnau, 1840
0Species
GenusDitorines
Normand, 1935
  ⇒ Trogoderma
1Species
GenusEckfeldattaháva
& Wappler, 2014
0Species
GenusElania
Mulsant & Rey, 1867
  ⇒ Globicornis
0Species
GenusEocerus
Sharp, 1908
  ⇒ Labrocerus
1Species
GenusEpidyella
Semenov-Tian-Shanskiy, 1914
1Species
GenusEucnocerus
Sharp, 1902
4Species
GenusEunorops
Gistel, 1856
2Species
GenusEurhopalus
Solier in Gay, 1849
49Species
GenusFalsoorphinus
Pic, 1931
  ⇒ Orphinus
1Species
GenusFalsorphinus
Chûjo & Ohbayashi, 1970
  ⇒ Orphinus
2Species
GenusFlorilinus
Mulsant & Rey, 1867
1Species
GenusGenattus
Sharp, 1902
1Species
GenusGlobicornus
Berthold in Latreille, 1827
0Species
GenusHadrotoma
Háva, 2003
  ⇒ Globicornis
18Species
GenusHelcoernus
Wu, 1937
  ⇒ Anthrenus
0Species
GenusHelocerus
Mulsant & Rey, 1867
1Species
GenusHomodontus
Bezark, Botero & Santos-Silva, 2022
1Species
GenusHospidopterus
1Species
GenusHospitopterus
Pic, 1921
1Species
GenusHypoceuthes
Gerstaecker, 1871
1Species
GenusIgnotus
Slosson, 1903
  ⇒ Thylodrias
1Species
GenusLanorus
Mulsant & Rey, 1867
1Species
GenusLiberorphinus
Háva, 2021
0Species
GenusLimniattagenus
Poinar & Háva, 2015
1Species
GenusMacroprion
Hope, 1840
1Species
GenusMegalotomum
Gistel, 1856
0Species
GenusMesalia
Mulsant & Rey, 1867
  ⇒ Globicornis
1Species
GenusMetatoma
1Species
GenusMirmeoanthrenus
Zhantiev, 1976
0Species
GenusMontandonia
Jacquet, 1886
  ⇒ Dermestes
7Species
GenusNathrenus
Casey, 1900
0Species
GenusNothattagenus
Li & Cai, 2022
0Species
GenusNovemctesias
Háva, 2004
  ⇒ Ctesias
0Species
GenusOcelliger
Philippi, 1864
  ⇒ Trogoderma
1Species
GenusOrbeola
Mulsant & Rey, 1867
0Species
GenusOrphiloides
Matsumura & Yokoyama, 1928
3Species
GenusPapuderma
Háva, 2021
0Species
GenusParadermestes
1Species
GenusPeacockia
Menier & Villemant, 1993
  ⇒ Anthrenus
0Species
GenusPecticaccoleptus
Háva, 2004
  ⇒ Caccoleptus
0Species
GenusPerimegatoma
Horn, 1875
  ⇒ Megatoma
14Species
GenusPhradonomorphus
Pic, 1916
2Species
GenusPhraeonoma
Pic, 1933
1Species
GenusPicorphinus
Háva, 2008
0Species
GenusProthylodrias
Lawrence, 1999
0Species
GenusPsacus
Pascoe, 1866
  ⇒ Trogoderma
2Species
GenusPseudohalrotoma
Becker, 1978
0Species
GenusPseudomegatoma
Pic, 1915
1Species
GenusPseudomesalia
Ganglbauer, 1900
0Species
GenusPseudotelopes
Pic, 1916
3Species
GenusPseudothaumaglossa
Háva, Kadej & Casari, 2006
1Species
GenusRanthenus
Mroczkowski, 1962
0Species
GenusSetapeacockia
Háva, 2008
0Species
GenusSocotracornis
Háva, 2013
0Species
GenusSolskinus
Mroczkowski, 1962
0Species
GenusSphaerophorus
Waltl, 1835
Ball lichen
0Species
GenusTelopes
Redtenbacher in Russegger, 1843
44Species
GenusTelopus
Mulsant & Rey, 1868
3Species
GenusThaumaphrastus
Blaisdell, 1927
  ⇒ Thorictodes
2Species
GenusThaumatoglossa
Casey, 1900
0Species
GenusThaumatophrastus
Blaisdell, 1927
1Species
GenusThaumoglossa
Chûjo & Ohbayashi, 1970
1Species
GenusThelodrias
Agassiz, 1845
0Species
GenusThelydrias
Agassiz, 1846
0Species
GenusThorictes
Krizhanovskiy, 1965
0Species
GenusTiresiomorpha
Pic, 1954
1Species
GenusTragoderma
Deville, 1935
0Species
GenusTrochderma
Dahl, 1823
3Species
GenusTrododerma
Pic, 1950
1Species
GenusTrogodermum
Gistel, 1856
1Species
GenusTuberphradonoma
Háva, 2021
1Species
GenusValdesetosum
1Species
GenusXylonotrogus
Motschoulsky, 1839
0Species
GenusZahradnikia
Háva, 2013
1Species

Synonyms
Dermestae (Redtenbacher, 1845)
Dermestida (Leach, 1815)
Dermestideae (Gyllenhall, 1808)
Dermestides (Leach, 1815)
Dermestins (Laporte, 1840)
Dermestites (Newman, 1834)
Dermestoidae (Agassiz, 1846)
Thorictidae (Wollaston, 1854)

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Dermestidae
GermanPelzkäfer, Speckkäfer
EnglishCarpet beetles, Dermestid beetles, Dermestids, Hide beetles, Larder beetles, Museum beetles, Skin Beetle, Skin beetles
DutchPelskevers, Spekkevers, Spektorren
DanishKlannere
SwedishÄngrar
FinnishIhrakuoriaiset
NorwegianKlannere


Distribution and Species lists of Dermestidae Hope, 1840
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Afghanistan
13 Genera  70 Species
Albania
5 Genera  15 Species
Algeria
14 Genera  104 Species
Andorra
1 Genus  1 Species
Angola
3 Genera  8 Species
Argentina
7 Genera  19 Species
Armenia
7 Genera  41 Species
Australia
22 Genera  179 Species
Austria
15 Genera  72 Species
Azerbaijan
4 Genera  13 Species
Bahamas
1 Genus  3 Species
Bangladesh
1 Genus  1 Species
Belarus
3 Genera  6 Species
Belgium
18 Genera  71 Species
Belize
2 Genera  2 Species
Benin
3 Genera  5 Species
Bhutan
1 Genus  1 Species
Bolivia
7 Genera  18 Species
Bosnia and Herzegovina
3 Genera  7 Species
Botswana
4 Genera  8 Species
Brazil
11 Genera  60 Species
Bulgaria
5 Genera  47 Species
Burkina Faso
5 Genera  8 Species
Burundi
1 Genus  1 Species
Cambodia
1 Genus  1 Species
Cameroon
6 Genera  11 Species
Canada
12 Genera  74 Species
Cape Verde
8 Genera  12 Species
Central African Republic
1 Genus  1 Species
Chad
2 Genera  3 Species
Chile
6 Genera  21 Species
China
18 Genera  128 Species
Colombia
6 Genera  20 Species
Comoros
1 Genus  1 Species
Costa Rica
4 Genera  10 Species
Croatia
5 Genera  27 Species
Cuba
4 Genera  10 Species
Cyprus
7 Genera  21 Species
Czech Republic
13 Genera  65 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
2 Genera  5 Species
Denmark
11 Genera  46 Species
Djibouti
1 Genus  1 Species
Dominican Republic
8 Genera  18 Species
East Timor
1 Genus  1 Species
Ecuador
5 Genera  8 Species
Egypt
12 Genera  93 Species
Equatorial Guinea
2 Genera  2 Species
Eritrea
3 Genera  9 Species
Estonia
9 Genera  41 Species
Ethiopia
6 Genera  19 Species
Finland
11 Genera  75 Species
France
20 Genera  122 Species
Gambia
5 Genera  12 Species
Georgia
4 Genera  8 Species
Germany
13 Genera  90 Species
Ghana
7 Genera  11 Species
Greece
10 Genera  66 Species
Guatemala
6 Genera  19 Species
Guinea
3 Genera  4 Species
Guinea-Bissau
3 Genera  3 Species
Haiti
1 Genus  1 Species
Honduras
5 Genera  9 Species
Hungary
8 Genera  35 Species
Iceland
3 Genera  2 Species
India
12 Genera  68 Species
Indonesia
10 Genera  36 Species
Iran
10 Genera  80 Species
Iraq
6 Genera  27 Species
Ireland
13 Genera  45 Species
Israel
10 Genera  60 Species
Italy
17 Genera  123 Species
Ivory Coast
5 Genera  8 Species
Jamaica
1 Genus  4 Species
Japan
10 Genera  56 Species
Jordan
3 Genera  4 Species
Kazakhstan
9 Genera  51 Species
Kenya
9 Genera  31 Species
Kyrgyzstan
9 Genera  37 Species
Laos
4 Genera  12 Species
Latvia
7 Genera  26 Species
Lebanon
7 Genera  17 Species
Liberia
2 Genera  1 Species
Libya
5 Genera  24 Species
Liechtenstein
3 Genera  8 Species
Lithuania
6 Genera  20 Species
Luxembourg
7 Genera  22 Species
Madagascar
9 Genera  26 Species
Malawi
3 Genera  5 Species
Malaysia
9 Genera  14 Species
Mali
3 Genera  3 Species
Malta
4 Genera  12 Species
Marshall Islands
1 Genus  1 Species
Mauritania
1 Genus  1 Species
Mauritius
7 Genera  10 Species
Mexico
10 Genera  80 Species
Micronesia
4 Genera  6 Species
Moldova
1 Genus  1 Species
Mongolia
7 Genera  52 Species
Montenegro
5 Genera  10 Species
Morocco
13 Genera  101 Species
Mozambique
3 Genera  10 Species
Myanmar
6 Genera  11 Species
Namibia
5 Genera  20 Species
Nepal
7 Genera  18 Species
Netherlands
18 Genera  75 Species
New Zealand
8 Genera  24 Species
Nicaragua
5 Genera  11 Species
Niger
2 Genera  2 Species
Nigeria
6 Genera  9 Species
North Korea
5 Genera  12 Species
Norway
12 Genera  68 Species
Oman
6 Genera  22 Species
Pakistan
6 Genera  12 Species
Palau
1 Genus  1 Species
Panama
7 Genera  20 Species
Papua New Guinea
7 Genera  18 Species
Paraguay
4 Genera  8 Species
Peru
6 Genera  34 Species
Philippines
9 Genera  19 Species
Poland
11 Genera  64 Species
Portugal
5 Genera  34 Species
Republic of the Congo
1 Genus  1 Species
Republic South Africa
12 Genera  83 Species
Romania
6 Genera  23 Species
Russia
14 Genera  125 Species
Rwanda
1 Genus  2 Species
Saint Lucia
3 Genera  4 Species
Samoa
1 Genus  1 Species
Saudi Arabia
7 Genera  26 Species
Senegal
7 Genera  13 Species
Serbia
6 Genera  21 Species
Seychelles
3 Genera  3 Species
Sierra Leone
2 Genera  1 Species
Singapore
4 Genera  6 Species
Slovakia
12 Genera  54 Species
Slovenia
5 Genera  11 Species
Solomon Islands
1 Genus  1 Species
Somalia
4 Genera  6 Species
South Korea
7 Genera  11 Species
Spain
12 Genera  101 Species
Sri Lanka
7 Genera  15 Species
Sudan
5 Genera  9 Species
Sweden
15 Genera  82 Species
Switzerland
14 Genera  59 Species
Syria
10 Genera  62 Species
Taiwan
11 Genera  47 Species
Tajikistan
9 Genera  42 Species
Tanzania
7 Genera  31 Species
Thailand
7 Genera  19 Species
Togo
2 Genera  2 Species
Tonga
1 Genus  1 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
3 Genera  3 Species
Tunisia
13 Genera  93 Species
Turkey
10 Genera  87 Species
Turkmenistan
11 Genera  56 Species
Uganda
2 Genera  6 Species
Ukraine
6 Genera  23 Species
United Arab Emirates
3 Genera  5 Species
United Kingdom
19 Genera  80 Species
Uruguay
2 Genera  3 Species
USA
26 Genera  255 Species
Uzbekistan
9 Genera  45 Species
Vanuatu
1 Genus  1 Species
Venezuela
5 Genera  8 Species
Vietnam
7 Genera  16 Species
Yemen
4 Genera  16 Species
Zambia
4 Genera  5 Species
Zimbabwe
7 Genera  17 Species


Distribution on islands


Found in fossile formations


Ecozone
Riversides


Dermestidae (Hope 1840)
Dermestidae (Hope 1840)


Links, sources and further information
Dermestidae at artfakta.se
Dermestidae at dyntaxa.se
Dermestidae at gbif.org
Dermestidae at irmng.org
Dermestidae at itis.gov
Dermestidae at marinespecies.org