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Dermestidae (skin beetle)

Insecta - Coleoptera - Dermestidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1804Dermestidae Latreille p. 142
1981Dermestidae Crowson p. 696
1995Dermestidae Lawrence and Newton, Jr.
2011Dermestidae Bouchard et al. p. 333
2014Dermestidae Zahradník and Háva p. 313
2016Dermestidae Peris and Háva p. 493
2022Dermestidae Cai et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
RankNameAuthor
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
—Aparaglossata
—Neuropteriformia
—Coleopterida
orderColeoptera
—Mesocoleoptera
—Metacoleoptera
suborderPolyphagaEmery 1886
infraorderBostrichiformiaForbes 1926
superfamilyBostrichoidea
familyDermestidae
familyDermestidae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Dermestidae Latreille 1804 [skin beetle]
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Subfm. Attageninae Laporte 1840
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Tr. Attagenini Laporte 1840
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G. Aethriostoma Motschulsky 1868
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G. Attagenus Latreille 1802
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†Attagenus aboriginalis Wickham 1913
†Attagenus ambericus Háva and Prokop 2004
†Attagenus balticus Háva et al. 2008
†Attagenus coziki Háva 2023
†Attagenus electron Poinar and Háva 2015
†Attagenus extinctus von Heyden and von Heyden 1865
†Attagenus hoffeinsorum Háva et al. 2006
†Attagenus lundi Háva and Damgaard 2017
†Attagenus obesus Háva et al. 2008
†Attagenus secundus Deng et al. 2017
†Attagenus sopitus Scudder 1900
†Attagenus yantarnyi Háva and Bukejs 2013
Invalid names: Attagenus (Attagenus) Latreille 1802 [invalid subgroup]
G. †Cretoattagenus Háva 2020
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†Cretoattagenus coziki Háva 2020
Tr. †Cretodermestini Deng et al. 2017
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G. †Cretodermestes Deng et al. 2017
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†Cretodermestes palpalis Deng et al. 2017
Tr. †Eckfeldattagenini Háva 2015
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G. †Eckfeldattagenus Háva and Wappler 2014
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†Eckfeldattagenus eocenicus Háva and Wappler 2014
Subfm. Dermestinae Latreille 1804
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Tr. Dermestini Latreille 1804
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G. Dermestes Linnaeus 1758
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Subg. Dermestes (Dermestes) Linnaeus 1758
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Dermestes laniarius Illiger 1801
Dermestes maculatus De Geer 1774 [hide beetle]
†Dermestes pauper Heer 1847
Dermestes pisorum Linnaeus 1758
†Dermestes tertiarius Wickham 1912
Tr. †Paradermestini Deng et al. 2017
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G. †Paradermestes Deng et al. 2017
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†Paradermestes jurassicus Deng et al. 2017
Invalid names: Marioutini Jacobson 1913 [empty], Thorictini Agassiz 1846 [empty]
Subfm. Megatominae Leach 1815
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Tr. Anthrenini Gistel 1848
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G. Anthrenus Geoffroy 1762
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Subg. Anthrenus (Nathrenus) Casey 1900
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†Anthrenus (Nathrenus) ambericus Háva et al. 2006
†Anthrenus (Nathrenus) electron Háva et al. 2006
†Anthrenus (Nathrenus) groehni Háva et al. 2006
†Anthrenus (Nathrenus) kerneggeri Háva et al. 2008
Invalid names: Anthrenina Gistl 1848 [invalid subgroup]
Tr. Megatomini Leach 1815
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G. †Cretomegatoma Háva 2021
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†Cretomegatoma atypica Deng et al. 2017
Subtr. Megatomina Leach 1815
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G. Globicornis Latreille 1829
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Subg. Globicornis (Globicornis) Latreille 1829
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†Globicornis (Globicornis) groehni Bukejs and Háva 2018
Subg. Globicornis (Hadrotoma) Erichson 1848
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†Globicornis (Hadrotoma) ambericus Háva et al. 2006
†Globicornis (Hadrotoma) ingelehmannae Háva and Damgaard 2015
Subg. Globicornis (Pseudomesalia) Ganglbauer 1900
G. Megatoma Herbst 1791
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Subg. Megatoma (Megatoma) Herbst 1791
†Megatoma electra Zhantiev 2006
Subtr. Orphinina Zhou et al. 2022
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G. Caccoleptus Sharp 1902
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†Caccoleptus (Bicaccoleptus) prokopi Poinar and Háva 2015
Subg. Caccoleptus (Caccoleptus) Sharp 1902
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†Caccoleptus (Caccoleptus) electron Poinar and Háva 2015
Subtr. Trogodermina Mulsant and Rey 1868
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G. †Amberoderma Háva and Prokop 2004
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†Amberoderma beali Háva and Prokop 2004
G. Cryptorhopalum Guerin-Meneville 1838
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†Cryptorhopalum ambericum Háva and Prokop 2004
†Cryptorhopalum dominicanum Háva and Prokop 2004
†Cryptorhopalum jantaricum Háva and Prokop 2004
†Cryptorhopalum kaliki Poinar and Háva 2015
†Cryptorhopalum macieji Poinar and Háva 2015
G. Phradonoma Jacquilin du Val 1859
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†Phradonoma ambericum Háva et al. 2008
G. Trogoderma Dejean 1821
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†Trogoderma ainu Perkovsky et al. 2021
†Trogoderma larvalis Háva et al. 2006
Invalid names: Cryptorhopalina Pierce 1960 [synonym]
G. †Tuberphradonoma Háva 2021
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Subfm. Orphilinae Le Conte 1861
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Tr. Orphilini Le Conte 1860
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G. Orphilus Erichson 1846
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†Orphilus dubius Wickham 1912
Tr. Ranolini Háva 2014
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G. Ranolus Blair 1929
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†Ranolus burmiticus Cai et al. 2016
†Ranolus hrdlickai Háva 2023
Invalid names: Nothattagenus Li and Cai 2022 [synonym]
Subfm. Trinodinae Casey 1900
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Tr. †Cretonodini Kirejtshuk and Azar 2009
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G. †Cretonodes Kirejtshuk and Azar 2009
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†Cretonodes antounazari Kirejtshuk and Azar 2009
Tr. Trinodini Casey 1900
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G. Apsectus Le Conte 1854
G. Evorinea Beal 1961
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†Evorinea amberica Háva et al. 2008
G. †Oisenodes Kirejtshuk et al. 2010
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†Oisenodes azari Kirejtshuk et al. 2010
†Oisenodes clavatus Kirejtshuk et al. 2010
†Oisenodes gallicus Kirejtshuk et al. 2010
†Oisenodes metepisternalis Kirejtshuk et al. 2010
†Oisenodes oisensis Kirejtshuk et al. 2010
†Oisenodes transversus Kirejtshuk et al. 2010
G. Trinodes Dejean 1821
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†Trinodes puetzi Háva and Prokop 2006
Invalid names: Thylodriini Semenov-Tian-Shanskij 1913 [empty]
G. †Tryoniopsis Dunstan 1923
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†Tryoniopsis granulata Dunstan 1923
†Tryoniopsis punctata Dunstan 1923
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Norian to the top of the Holocene or 228.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 208.5 Ma

Collections (61 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian228.0 - 208.5Australia (Queensland) Tryoniopsis punctata, Tryoniopsis granulata (111558)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3China (Nei Mongol) Paradermestes jurassicus (184690)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1USA (Wyoming) Dermestidae indet. (46468)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian157.3 - 145.0USA (Colorado) Dermestidae indet. (25141)
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45Lebanon Cretonodes antounazari (122471)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Egypt Pseudomesalia quadrilineata (151611 151613)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar Anthrenus larvalis (231789) Attagenus burmiticus (161726) Attagenus lundi (178122) Attagenus sp., Attagenus secundus, Cretodermestes palpalis, Megatoma atypica (165561) Dermestes larvalis (123020) Trogoderma sp., Attagenus secundus, Cretodermestes palpalis, Cretoattagenus coziki, Tuberphradonoma burmitica, Cretomegatoma atypica, Anthrenus larvalis, Tuberphradonoma secunda, Attagenus coziki, Anthrenus larvalis (205556)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (New Jersey) Attagenus turonianensis (110895)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Montana) Dermestidae indet. (22692)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Mongolia (Omnogov) Dermestidae indet. (174156)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Romania (Hunedoara) Dermestidae indet. (221768)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alaska) Dermestidae indet. (51889)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (Alaska) Megatominae indet. (196713)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Oise) Oisenodes gallicus, Oisenodes azari, Oisenodes clavatus, Oisenodes metepisternalis, Oisenodes oisensis, Oisenodes transversus (123850)
MP 1348.6 - 40.4Germany (Eifel) Attagenus sp. (135641 135644 138912)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Russian Federation Trogoderma ainu (107340)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Germany (Halle) Anthrenus ambericus (169244) Attagenus balticus (124273)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Germany Attagenus sp. (123769)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Anthrenus groehni (139928) Anthrenus sp., Anthrenus ambericus, Globicornis ingelehmannae, Attagenus gedanicissimus, Attagenus gorskii (172936) Anthrenus sp., Attagenus hoffeinsorum, Trinodes sp., Megatoma electra (192258) Attagenus hoffeinsorum, Trogoderma larvalis, Globicornis ambericus, Ranolus hrdlickai (124202) Attagenus yantarnyi (152022) Dermestes progenitor (147612) Globicornis rakovici, Attagenus hoffeinsorum, Anthrenus ambericus (124201) Globicornis samlandensis (180657) Megatoma electra, Anthrenus electron (123764) Trinodes puetzi (124203) Trinodinae indet., Megatoma electra, Anthrenus kerneggeri, Evorinea amberica, Attagenus obesus, Attagenus balticus, Phradonoma ambericum, Attagenus hoffeinsorum, Anthrenus ambericus, Anthrenus groehni, Globicornis ambericus, Trogoderma larvalis, Globicornis groehni (110735)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Poland Anthrenus sp. (224863) Attagenus hoffeinsorum, Anthrenus electron (110737 120813) Megatoma electra, Anthrenus sp., Anthrenus kerneggeri, Phradonoma ambericum, Anthrenus groehni, Globicornis ambericus, Attagenus hoffeinsorum (205557) Trinodes sp., Globicornis ambericus, Attagenus gorskii (124519)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation Attagenus hoffeinsorum, Anthrenus ambericus, Trinodes puetzi, Megatoma electra (123419)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Ukraine Attagenus gedanicissimus (207959) Dermestes vetustus (113621)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Dermestes tertiarius, Attagenus sopitus (106384) Dermestes tertiarius, Orphilus dubius (106381) Orphilus dubius (125145)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Dermestes tertiarius, Attagenus aboriginalis (122093)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Mexico (Chiapas) Cryptorhopalum electron (140210)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97New Zealand (Otago) Dermestidae indet. (191650)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Dominican Republic Amberoderma beali, Cryptorhopalum jantaricum, Attagenus electron, Cryptorhopalum macieji, Cryptorhopalum kaliki, Caccoleptus prokopi, Caccoleptus electron, Apsectus sp. (122472) Cryptorhopalum electron, Amberoderma beali, Attagenus ambericus, Cryptorhopalum jantaricum, Cryptorhopalum ambericum, Cryptorhopalum dominicanum (151363) Cryptorhopalum sp. (231788)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (California) Miocryptorhopalum kirkbyae (152198)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Germany Attagenus extinctus (152936)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Dermestes pauper (115305)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588South Africa Dermestidae indet. (22356)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Russian Federation (Astrakhan) Dermestes sp., Dermestes laniarius (125794)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina Dermestes maculatus (162173)