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genitalia, aedeagus lateral, abdomen and larva
   
| Synonyms | Dermestes marginatus Thunberg, 1781 Dermestes vulpinus Fabricius, 1781 Dermestes australis Dejean, 1821 (nomen nudum) Dermestes senex Germar, 1824 Dermestes lateralis Sturm, 1826 (nomen nudum) Dermestes senegalensis Christofori & Jan, 1832 (nomen nudum) Dermestes lupinus Christofori & Jan, 1832 (nomen nudum) Dermestes elongatus Hope in Pettigrew, 1834 Dermestes roei Hope in Pettigrew, 1834 Dermestes lupinus Mannerheim, 1843 Dermestes semistriatus Boheman, 1851 (pars) Dermestes vulpinus var. lupinus: LeConte, 1854 Dermestes cinereus Redtenbacher, 1867 Dermestes vulpinus var. rattulus Mulsant & Rey, 1867 Dermestes vulpinus var. sudanicus Gredler, 1878 Dermestes vulpinus var. senex: Reitter, 1906 Dermestes truncatus Casey, 1916 Dermestes maculatus var. kurseongensis Lepesme, 1939 Dermestes kurseongensis: Lepesme, 1950 Dermestes maculatus var. cyprius Pic, 1951 Dermestes maculatus ssp. pakistanicus Havelka, 1951 Dermestes maculatus ssp. vulpinus: Kalík, 1955 Dermestes maculatus ab. nigropubescens Kalík, 1955 (nomen nudum ) Dermestes maculatus ab. nigropubescens Kalík, 1955 Dermestes meculatus [sic!]: Li, 1988 | 
| Size | 
  5,5 – 10 mm | 
| Distribution | Cosmopolitan |