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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A destructive group of beetles of the family Dermestidae that eat proteinaceous materials such as [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=wool wool], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=animal | + | A destructive group of beetles of the family Dermestidae that eat proteinaceous materials such as [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=wool wool], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=animal%20glue animal glue], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=leather leather], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=parchment parchment], and dried animal matter. The oval shaped adult insects range in size from 1.5 to 10 mm and live for two to four weeks. During this time, the female deposits eggs in several locations. After hatching, the larvae eat and destroy nearby food sources. Examples of dermestids are: [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=black%20larder%20beetle black larder beetle], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=black%20carpet%20beetle black carpet beetle], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=furniture%20carpet%20beetle furniture carpet beetle], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=hide%20beetle hide beetle], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=larder%20beetle larder beetle], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=poderpost%20beetle powderpost beetle], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=cigarette%20beetle cigarette beetle], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=varied%20carpet%20beetle varied carpet beetle], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=cabinet%20beetle cabinet beetle], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=common%20carpet%20beetle common carpet beetle], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=odd%20beetle odd beetle], and warehouse beetle. |
| − | See also [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=beetle | + | See also [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=beetle%20elytra beetle elytra]. |
[[File:5007043_Dermestid.beetle_larva.jpg|thumb|Dermestid beetle]] | [[File:5007043_Dermestid.beetle_larva.jpg|thumb|Dermestid beetle]] | ||
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== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
| − | * | + | * Hermann Kuhn, ''Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities'', Butterworths, London, 1986 |
| − | * | + | * Lynda A. Zycherman, J.Richard Schrock, ''A Guide to Museum Pest Control'', FAIC and Association of Systematics Collections, Washington DC, 1988 |
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Revision as of 06:34, 24 July 2013
Description
A destructive group of beetles of the family Dermestidae that eat proteinaceous materials such as wool, animal glue, leather, parchment, and dried animal matter. The oval shaped adult insects range in size from 1.5 to 10 mm and live for two to four weeks. During this time, the female deposits eggs in several locations. After hatching, the larvae eat and destroy nearby food sources. Examples of dermestids are: black larder beetle, black carpet beetle, furniture carpet beetle, hide beetle, larder beetle, powderpost beetle, cigarette beetle, varied carpet beetle, cabinet beetle, common carpet beetle, odd beetle, and warehouse beetle.
See also beetle elytra.
Synonyms and Related Terms
beetles
Additional Images
Dermestid beetle
Authority
- Hermann Kuhn, Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities, Butterworths, London, 1986
- Lynda A. Zycherman, J.Richard Schrock, A Guide to Museum Pest Control, FAIC and Association of Systematics Collections, Washington DC, 1988