Species group: dimidiatus

These are the dichotomous keys to identify species of Dermestes (Coleoptera; Dermestidae) on a worldwide scale.

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1a. Pronotum without spots of black hairs; white hairs cover the abdomen.

→ Dermestes dimidiatus

 

1b. Pronotum with small spots of black hairs on the disc; yellowish hairs cover the abdomen.

→ Dermestes leopardinus

Used images:

Images of key 1 (ventral):
- Herrmann A. no date: Pictures of some Dermestid Species. Link.

Image of key 1a (dorsal):
- Lompe A. 2008. Käfer Europas, Gattung Dermestes_EU. Link.

Image of key 1b (dorsal):
- Komarov E. no date. insecta.pro, Dermestes leopardinus Mulsant & Godart, 1855. Link.

Used information:

- Zhantiev R. D. 1976: Жуки-кожееды (семейство Dermestidae) фауны СССР. [The skin eaters family Dermestidae of fauna of the USSR.] Moskva: Izdatelstvo Moskovskogo Universiteta, 180 p. Link.

Made by Sarah Mahie

Created on: 30-12-2025

Latest update: 05-02-2026