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Dermestes

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Dermestes is a genus of beetles in the family Dermestidae, the skin beetles. The genus is distributed worldwide.

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dermestes, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	1043928	https://www.gbif.org/species/1043928
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	193772	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=193772

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : Dermestes

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Dermestidae : Dermestes

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Ecdysozoa
-	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Latreille 1829
subphylum	Mandibulata
-	Pancrustacea
superclass	Hexapoda	Latreille 1825
-	Cercofilata	Kukalová-Peck 1987
class	Insecta	Linnaeus 1758
-	Dicondylia
-	Paranotalia	Sroka et al. 2014
subclass	Pterygota	Brauer 1885
-	Neopterygota	Crampton 1924
infraclass	Neoptera	Martynov 1923
-	Holometabola
-	Aparaglossata
-	Coleopterida	Kukalová-Peck and Lawrence 2004
order	Coleoptera	Linnaeus 1758
suborder	Polyphaga	Emery 1886
infraorder	Bostrichiformia	Forbes 1926
superfamily	Bostrichoidea	Latreille 1802
family	Dermestidae	Latreille 1804
subfamily	Dermestinae	Latreille 1804
tribe	Dermestini	Latreille 1804
genus	Dermestes	Linnæus 1758

Common Name

larder beetle

Scientific Name

Dermestes Linnaeus, 1758

Name Published In

Linnæus, Carolus. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae. Vol. Tomus I, Editio decima, reformata: i-ii, 1-824.

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Dermestes	genus	belongs to Coleoptera	stated with evidence	Linnaeus, 1758
Dermestes	genus	belongs to Eleuterata	stated with evidence	Fabricius, 1775
Dermestes	genus	belongs to Coleoptera	stated with evidence	Müller, 1776
Dermestes	genus	belongs to Eleuterata	stated with evidence	Fabricius, 1798
Dermestes	genus	belongs to Coleoptera	stated with evidence	Marsham, 1802
Dermestes	genus	belongs to Necrophagi	stated with evidence	Latreille, 1802
Dermestes	genus	belongs to Dermestini	stated with evidence	Háva, 2004
Dermestes	genus	belongs to Dermestidae	stated with evidence	Zhantiev, 2006
Dermestes	genus	belongs to Dermestini	stated with evidence	Bouchard et al., 2011

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

4 (44%)

First Recorded Appearance

99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

Environment

terrestrial (based on Insecta)

Motility

actively mobile (based on Arthropoda)

Taphonomy

chitin (based on Insecta)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Common Name(s)

Spekkevers, Larder Beetle

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dermestes

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Dermestes (Dermestes) subgenus	listed (PBDB)		2	38.0 Ma Eocene	0 Ma Extant
Dermestes affinis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermestes angustus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermestes ater species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermestes aurichalceus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermestes bicolor species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermestes caninus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermestes carnivorus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermestes clavicornis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermestes coronatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermestes dimidiatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermestes elongatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermestes erichsoni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermestes fasciatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermestes fasciventris species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermestes frischi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermestes fuliginosus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermestes gyllenhalii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermestes haemorrhoidalis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermestes hankae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermestes hirticollis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermestes hispanicus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermestes intermedius species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermestes interruptus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermestes kaszabi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermestes laniarius species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	0.13 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Dermestes lardarius species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermestes larvalis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Dermestes latissimus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermestes leechi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermestes leopardinus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermestes maculatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermestes marginatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermestes marmoratus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermestes medialis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermestes mucoreus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermestes murinus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermestes mustelinus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermestes navalis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermestes nidum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermestes nigripes species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermestes olivieri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermestes palmi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermestes pardalis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermestes pauper ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	12.7 Ma Miocene	12.7 Ma Miocene
Dermestes pedicularius species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermestes peruvianus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermestes piceus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermestes pisorum species	listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Dermestes progenitor species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermestes pulcher species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermestes rattus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermestes reductus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermestes sardous species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermestes sibiricus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermestes signatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermestes sobrinus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermestes subfasciatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermestes szekessyi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermestes talpinus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermestes tertiarius ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	37.2 Ma Eocene	37.2 Ma Eocene
Dermestes undulatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermestes vetustus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermestes vorax species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Dermestaes Latreille, 1802	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : *Dermestaes*
Dermestida Leach, 1815	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : *Dermestida*
Dermestites Laporte de Castelnau, 1840	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : *Dermestites*
Dermalius Hava, 2001	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : *Dermalius*
Dermestinus Zhantiev, 1967	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : *Dermestinus*
Montandonia Jacquet, 1886	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : *Montandonia*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1758	Dermestes Linnaeus
1761	Dermestes Linnaeus p. 140
1762	Dermestes Geoffroy p. 96
1763	Dermestes Scopoli p. 13
1764	Dermestes Müller p. 2
1766	Dermestes Schaeffer
1767	Dermestes Linnaeus p. 561
1771	Dermestes Forster p. 8
1775	Dermestes Fabricius p. 55
1776	Dermestes Müller p. 56
1777	Dermestes Goeze p. 125
1792	Dermestes Herbst

Year	Name and Author
1796	Dermestes Latreille p. 12
1798	Dermestes Fabricius p. 71
1802	Dermestes Latreille p. 120
1802	Dermestes Marsham p. 60
2004	Dermestes Háva p. 150
2004	Dermestes Háva and Prokop p. 180
2006	Dermestes Zhantiev
2011	Dermestes Bouchard et al. p. 333
2014	Dermestes Háva p. 214
2014	Dermestes Zahradník and Háva p. 314
2015	Dermestes Háva

References

Linnaeus C. , Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1, 1-824 doi:10.5962/bhl.title.542

Linnaeus C. , Fauna Svecica: Sistens Animalia Sveciae Regni: Mammalia, Aves, Amphibia, Pisces, Insecta, Vermes, Distributa per Classes & Ordines, Genera & Species, cum Differentiis Specierum, Synonymis Auctorum, Nominibus Incolarum, Locis Natalium, Descriptionibus Insectorum, 1-578

Geoffroy E. L. , Histoire Abregée des Insectes qui se Trouvent aux Environs de Paris, Tome Premier, 1-523

Scopoli G. A. , Entomologica Carniolica Exhibens Insecta Carnioliae Indigena et Distributa in Ordines, Genera, Species, Varietates Methodo Linnaeana, 1-421

Müller O. F. , Fauna Insectorum Fridrichsdalina, Sive Methodica Descriptio Insectorum Agri Fridrichsdalensis, cum Characteribus Genericis et Specificis, Nominibus Trivialibus, Locis Natalibus, Iconibus Allegatis, Novisque Pluribus Speciebus Additis, 1-96

Linnaeus C. , Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Duodecima 1 2, 533-1327

Forster J. R. , Novae Species Insectorum. Centuria I, 1-100

Fabricius J. C. , Systema Entomologiae, Sistens Insectorum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species Adiectis Synonymis, Locis, Descriptionibus, Observationibus, 1-832

Müller O. F. , Zoologicae Danicae Prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae Indigenarum. Characteres, Nomina et Synonyma Imprimis Popularium, 1-281

Goeze J. A. E. , Entomologische Beyträge zu des Ritter Linné. Zwölften Ausgabe des Natursystems, 1-736

Herbst J. F. W. , Natursystem Aller Bekannten in- und Ausländischen Insekten als Eine Fortsezzung der von Büffonschen Naturgeschichte. Der Käfer IV. Theil. I, 113-197

Latreille P. A. , Précis des Caractères Génériques des Insectes Disposés dans un Ordre Naturel, 1-201

Fabricius J. C. , Supplementum Entomologiae Systematicae, 1-572

Latreille P. A. , Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière des Crustacés et des Insectes, Tome Troisième, 1-467

Marsham T. , Entomologia Britannica, Sistens Insecta Britanniae Indigena, Secundum Methodum Linnaeanam Disposita, Tomus I, Coleoptera, 1-547

Háva J. (2004) World keys to the genera and subgenera of Dermestidae (Coleoptera), with descriptions, nomenclature and distributional records, Acta Musei Nationalis Pragae, Series B, Natural History 60, 149-164

Háva J., Prokop J. (2004) New fossil dermestid-beetles (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) from the Dominican amber of the Greater Antilles, with an appendix listing known fossil species of this family, Acta Societatis Zoologicae Bohemicae 68, 173-182

Zhantiev R. D. (2006) New species of late Eocene dermestid beetles (Coleoptera, Dermestidae) from the Rovno and Baltic ambers, Paleontological Journal 40 5, 560-563 doi:10.1134/S0031030106050108

Bouchard P., Bousquet Y., et al (2011) Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta), ZooKeys 88, 1-972

Háva J. (2014) New data on fossil species from Baltic amber with description of a new species (Coleoptera: Dermestidae), Arquivos Entomolóxicos 10, 211-216

Zahradník P., Háva J. (2014) Catalogue of the world genera and subgenera of the superfamilies Derodontoidea and Bostrichoidea (Coleoptera: Derodontiformia, Bostrichiformia), Zootaxa 3754, 301-352

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