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What (who) is museum beetle - definition
![Dermestidae damage to a ''[[Manduca quinquemaculata]]'' in an insect collection](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Manduca quinquemaculata dermestidae damage sjh.JPG?width=200 "Dermestidae damage to a ''[[Manduca quinquemaculata]]'' in an insect collection")
![The larva of an ''Anthrenus verbasci'' beetle, [[frass]], cast skin & a single grain of blue rodent bait damaged by the larva](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/grain_bait_wolly_bear.jpg?width=200 "The larva of an ''Anthrenus verbasci'' beetle, [[frass]], cast skin & a single grain of blue rodent bait damaged by the larva")
Wikipedia
Dermestidae are a family of Coleoptera that are commonly referred to as skin 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 helps with criminal investigations. Some species are pests (urban entomology) and can cause extensive damage to natural fibers in homes and businesses.
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.
