Bacon beetle

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Bacon beetle
Bacon beetle (Dermestes maculatus)

Bacon beetle ( Dermestes maculatus )

Systematics
Class : Insects (Insecta)
Order : Beetle (Coleoptera)
Subordination : Polyphaga
Family : Bacon beetle (Dermestidae)
Genre : Dermestes
Type : Bacon beetle
Scientific name
Dermestes maculatus
De Geer , 1774
Tips of the Elytres with the characteristic thorns
Male pheromone gland
Male pheromone gland. Histological cross-section through the 4th abdominal segment of a male. a: pheromone gland, b: longitudinal muscles, c: testes, d: intestine and e: transverse muscles

The bacon beetle ( Dermestes maculatus ) is a beetle from the family of bacon beetles (Dermestidae).

features

The beetles are brown or black and reach a size of five to ten millimeters. The elytra are provided with a black hair, in which white hairs are interspersed. There are more white hairs on the sides of the pronotum. These are turned inwards at an angle, the label is hairy yellowish. The hair on the top can also be monochrome black or gray. Both the females and the males have small thorns at the terminal ends of the elytra . The largest of these thorns is located at the splayed wing seam tip. The antennae are colored rust-brown, the legs are dark brown. The underside of the beetle is white.

Similar species

  • Dermestes frischi Kugelann, 1792 wing cover ends not thorny and without serrations.

Synonyms

  • Dermestes vulpinus Fabricius, 1791

Occurrence

The bacon beetle is a common pest of fatty foods such as bacon and dried fish. He is a culture follower .

Use in skeleton preparation

Dermestes maculatus is the type of carrion beetle typically used by universities and museums to remove meat from bones in skeleton making. This method has been used for over 150 years.

swell

  1. ↑ Dermestes (Dermestinus) frischi Kugelann 1792. Fauna Europaea, Version 1.3, April 19 , 2007 , accessed on December 4, 2007 .
  2. ↑ Jiři Zahradník, Irmgard Jung, Dieter Jung et al .: Käfer Central and Northwest Europe , Parey Berlin 1985, ISBN 3-490-27118-1
  3. ↑ Dermestes (Dermestinus) maculatus De Geer 1774. Fauna Europaea, Version 1.3, April 19, 2007 , accessed on December 4, 2007 .
  4. ^ Rob Graves - Beetles & Bones: Care, Feeding, and Use of Dermestid Beetles, Jillett Publications South Berwick 2006, page 44, ISBN 978-0-9774630-0-8

literature

  • Leon Ploszczanski : Development of the pheromone gland in newly hatched male Dermestes maculatus, Degeer. Diploma thesis at the University of Vienna, 2007
  • Edmund Reitter : Fauna Germanica - The beetles of the German Empire. Volume 3 p. 149, KG Lutz, Stuttgart 1911
  • Edmund Reitter: Fauna Germanica - The beetles of the German Empire. 5 volumes, Stuttgart KG Lutz 1908 - 1916, digital library volume 134, Directmedia Publishing GmbH, Berlin 2006, ISBN 3-89853-534-7

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