Open AccessHide beetle Dermestes maculatus DeGeer
Author(s) -
Brianna Shaver,
Phillip E. Kaufman
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
edis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2576-0009
DOI - 10.32473/edis-in836-2009
Subject(s) - forensic entomology , carrion , biology , creatures , zoology , ecology , larva , paleontology , natural (archaeology)
EENY466, a 5-page illustrated fact sheet by Brianna Shaver and Phillip Kaufman, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this beetle that feeds on carrion and dry animal products and has forensic significance in helping to estimate the postmortem interval in suicide or homicide cases — synonymy, distribution, description, life cycle and biology, forensic importance, and economic importance. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, November 2009.EENY466/IN836: Hide beetle Dermestes maculatus DeGeer (ufl.edu)