Dermestes

Translingual

Dermestes lardarius

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δερμηστής (dermēstḗs, “worm which eats skin or leather”).

Proper noun

Dermestes m

A taxonomic genus within the family Dermestidae – skin beetles.

Synonyms

(genus): leather beetle, hide beetle

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Holometabola - superorder; Coleoptera - order; Polyphaga - suborder; Bostrichiformia - infraorder; Bostrichoidea - superfamily; Dermestidae - family; Dermestinae - subfamily; Dermestini - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Dermestes lardarius (larder beetle) - type species

References

Dermestes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Dermestes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Dermestes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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