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Dermestidae

Insect Families

Dermestidae is a family of beetles in the order Coleoptera commonly known as skin beetles or carpet beetles, with other common names including larder beetles, hide or leather beetles and khapra beetles. More than 1,800 species across 74 genera have been described, dating in the fossil record to the Jurassic. Most genera are scavengers that feed on dry animal or plant material such as skin, hair, feathers, pollen, dead insects and natural fibers, and their hairy or scaly elytra often carry distinctive patterns. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Living or Extinct
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ220932, descriptionView the Source
2. Dermestidae (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    Dermestidae are a family of Coleoptera that are commonly referred to as skin beetles or carpet beetles.
  • Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
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Wikidata: Dermestidae
Wikidata Q220932, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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