1. PaDIL Species Factsheet Scientific Name: Dermestes laniarius Illiger, 1801 (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Dermestinae) Common Name Dermestid beetle Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/pests-and-diseases/Pest/Main/135711 Image Library Australian Biosecurity Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/pests-and-diseases/ Partners for Australian Biosecurity image library Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment https://www.awe.gov.au/ Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia https://dpird.wa.gov.au/ Plant Health Australia https://www.planthealthaustralia.com.au/ Museums Victoria https://museumsvictoria.com.au/ 2. Species Information 2.1. Details Specimen Contact: AQIS - Sydney - Author: Walker, K. Citation: Walker, K. (2006) Dermestid beetle(Dermestes laniarius)Updated on 11/25/2011 Available online: PaDIL - http://www.padil.gov.au Image Use: Free for use under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY- NC 4.0) 2.2. URL Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/pests-and-diseases/Pest/Main/135711 2.3. Facets Status: Exotic species - absent from Australia Group: Beetles Commodity Overview: General Commodity Type: Timber, Stored Products, Animal, Cotton & other fibres Distribution: Europe and Northern Asia 2.4. Other Names Dermestes affinis Gyllenhal, 1808 Dermestes catta Duftschmid, 1825 Dermestes liniarius Stephens, 1829 Dermestes macellarius Herbst, 1792 nec Fabricius, 1781 Dermestes murinus Herbst, 1792 nec Linnaeus 1758 2.5. Diagnostic Notes Body lenth 6-9mm; head, pronotum and elytra all uniformly covered with recumbent black and white pubescence arranged in groups forming patches; pronotum with golden hairs on each side, a golden patch near the middle of the anterior margin, on scutellum and sometimes on basal angles of pronotum. Source: Peacock, E. (1975). Dermestes peruvianus Cast., D. haemorrhoidalis Kust. and other Dermestes spp. (Col. Dermestidae). The Entomologist Monthly Magazine Vol. 111: 1-14. 2.6. References Peacock, E. (1975). Dermestes peruvianus Cast., D. haemorrhoidalis Kust. and other Dermestes spp. (Col. Dermestidae). The Entomologist Monthly Magazine Vol. 111: 1-14. 2.7. Web Links Adult image: http://www.dermestidae.com/Dermesteslaniarius.html 3. Diagnostic Images Poland, Czarna, Struge, near Warsaw, 19 Poland, Czarna, Struge, near Warsaw, 19 May 1957, det. Kalik 1981. May 1957, det. Kalik 1981. Dorsal view: Simon Hinkley & Ken Walker Elytra: Simon Hinkley & Ken Walker Museums Victoria Museums Victoria Poland, Czarna, Struge, near Warsaw, 19 Poland, Czarna, Struge, near Warsaw, 19 May 1957, det. Kalik 1981. May 1957, det. Kalik 1981. Head front: Simon Hinkley & Ken Walker Head side: Simon Hinkley & Ken Walker Museums Victoria Museums Victoria Poland, Czarna, Struge, near Warsaw, 19 Poland, Czarna, Struge, near Warsaw, 19 May 1957, det. Kalik 1981. May 1957, det. Kalik 1981. Lateral view: Simon Hinkley & Ken Walker Posterior view: Simon Hinkley & Ken Walker Museums Victoria Museums Victoria Poland, Czarna, Struge, near Warsaw, 19 Poland, Czarna, Struge, near Warsaw, 19 May 1957, det. Kalik 1981. May 1957, det. Kalik 1981. Pronotum: Simon Hinkley & Ken Walker Thorax side: Simon Hinkley & Ken Walker Museums Victoria Museums Victoria Results Generated: Saturday, October 2, 2021 .