Dermestes Collection

Curtis British Entomology Plate 682
Coleoptera: Dermestes lardarius [Plant: Pulicaria dysenterica (Common Fleabane)] Date: 1824-39

Curtis British Entomology Plate 450
Coleoptera: Aspidophorus orbiculatus (Sphindidae. Orbicular Dermestes) [Plant: Cynoglossum officinale (Common Hound?s Tongue)] Date: 1824-39

Dermestes lardarius, larder beetle
The larder beetle is a small, dark-coloured beetle with grey and black markings. Body length 7 mm, scale indicated by pin head on the right

Dermestes maculatus Degeer, hide beetle
Figure 391. a line drawing of a hide or leather beetle

Dermestes maculatus, flesh-eating beetle
The flesh-eating beetle, also known as the hide or leather beetle. This species has been introduced to the Natural History Museum in order to strip the flesh from carcases to reveal the skeleton

Dermestes lardarius, larder beetle
Scanning electron microscope image of a larder beetle (x22). These beetles are important for the damage they do, mainly through feeding on animal matter. Coloured artificially by computer

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