Dermestidae {family} - Arthropoda; Insecta; Coleoptera;

Dermestidae are a family of Coleoptera that are commonly referred to as skin beetles or carpet beetles. Other common names include larder beetle, hide or leather beetles, carpet beetles, and khapra beetles. There are over 1,800 species described. Dermestids have a variety of habits; most genera are scavengers that feed on dry animal or plant material, such as skin or pollen, animal hair, feathers, dead insects and natural fibers. Members of Dermestes are found in animal carcasses, while others may be found in mammal, bird, bee, or wasp nests. Thaumaglossa only lives in the egg cases of mantids, while Trogoderma species are pests of grain. These beetles are significant in forensic entomology. Some species are associated with decaying carcasses, which may help with criminal investigations. Some species are pests (urban entomology) and can cause extensive damage to natural fibers in homes and places of business. They are used in taxidermy and by natural history museums to clean animal skeletons. Some dermestid species, commonly called "bow bugs", infest violin cases, feeding on the bow hair. full article at Wikipedia

Specimen Records:	4,439	Public Records:	2,545
Specimens with Sequences:	4,011	Public Species:	170
Specimens with Barcodes:	3,427	Public BINs:	230
Species:	194
Species With Barcodes:	132
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Costa Rica 627 Sweden 72 Thailand 25 United States 555 Austria 54 Netherlands 21 Germany 283 Mexico 31 Lebanon 20 Canada 233 Pakistan 31 Peru 18 South Africa 164 Egypt 30 Ghana 17 France 149 United Kingdom 27 Saudi Arabia 17 Australia 81 Greece 26