Dermestes caninus explained

Dermestes caninus is a species of carpet beetle in the family Dermestidae. It is found in North America and Oceania.

Subspecies

These three subspecies belong to the species Dermestes caninus:

• Dermestes caninus caninus Germar, 1824
• Dermestes caninus compactus Casey
• Dermestes caninus nubipennis Casey

Further reading

• World catalogue of the Dermestidae. 2003. Háva . Jirí. Studies and Reports of District Museum Prague-East Supplement. 1. 1–196.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. 2007. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-8788757675.