Dermestes ater DeGeer, 1774

Dermestes ater DeGeer, 1774

Material examined. ( 65 specimens) PERU, 10 ( MEKRB) , Ancash, Santa, Chimbote , 02-XI-1963, K. Raven leg.; 4 ( MEKRB) , on sea lion carcass, Ancash, Santa, Samanco, Vesique beach ( 09°12'30.04"S 78°29'04.32"W), 27-II-2018, A. Giraldo & R. Gasani leg.; 9 ( MEKRB) GoogleMaps , Ica, Chincha, Chincha , 11-VII-1993, F. Cazorla leg.; 1 ( MEKRB) , Lambayeque, Chiclayo, cerro Reque ( 06°51'18.00"S 79°47'38.39"W, 36 m), 09- VIII-2023, A. Giraldo leg.; 4 ( MEKRB) GoogleMaps , Lima, Huarochiri, Santa Eulalia , 08-I-2022, H. Gamarra leg.; 1 ( MUSM) , Lima, Huaura, Lachay lomas, 16-X-1976, R. Garcia leg.; 1 ( MUSM) , Lima, Lima, V-1957, F. Blancas leg.; 1 ( MUSM) , Lima, Lima, VIII-1957, F. Blancas leg.; 12 ( MEKRB) , Lima, Lima, 05-I-1964, Aranda leg.; 1 ( MEKRB) , Lima, Lima, 16-VI-1968, Millones leg.; 2 ( SENASA) , Lima, Lima, 15-XI-1968, M. Delgado leg.; 2 ( SENASA) , Lima, Lima, 15-II-1974, L. Castillo leg.; 5 ( MEKRB) , Lima, Lima, 15-X-1977, H. Blancas leg.; 2 ( MEKRB) , Lima, Lima, 13-VI-1981, R. Ortiz leg.; 1 ( MEKRB) , Lima, Lima, La Molina , 26-V-1968, Del Valle leg.; 4 ( MEKRB) , Lima, Lima, La Molina , 09-X-1977, J. Alcazar leg.; 4 ( MEKRB) , on domestic pigeon carcass, Lima, Lima, Los Olivos ( 11°56'31.20"S 77°04'15.59"W, 75 m), 01-25-I-2024, A. Giraldo leg.; 1 ( MEKRB) GoogleMaps , Lima, Lima, Surco , 27-IV-1995, C. Vergara leg.

Distribution. Cosmopolitan. PERU. Ancash (Santa), Ica (Chincha), Lambayeque (Chiclayo), Lima (Huaral, Huarochiri, Huaura, Lima), Piura (Paita, Piura) ( Peceros, 2011; Andrade & Háva, 2018; Andrade et al., 2018; Juárez & González, 2019; Saavedra et al., 2019; Lázaro, 2021; Jaime, 2023). In coastal desert and dry forests ( Fig. 1B).