Dermestes maculatus De Geer, 1774

Dermestes maculatus De Geer, 1774

Material examined. ( 269 specimens) PERU, 4 ( SENASA) , Ancash, Santa , 06-IX-1963, Salinas leg.; 10 ( MEKRB) , Ancash, Santa, Chimbote , 02-XI-1963, K. Raven leg.; 2 ( MEKRB) , Arequipa, Arequipa, 03-X-1996, M. Guzman leg.; 1 ( MEKRB) , Arequipa, Arequipa, 28-IX-2012, L. Cruz leg.; 1 ( MUSM) , Ayacucho, Huamanga , Ayacucho, IV-1969; 1 ( MUSM) , Cajamarca, Cajamarca 06-XI-1975, E. Angeles leg.; 3 ( MEKRB) , 4 ( SENASA), Callao, 15-XI-1963, M. Delgado leg.; 4 ( MUSM) , Callao, 30-VIII-1964, M. Delgado leg.; 2 ( MUSM) , Callao, 03-I-1995, L. Arroyo leg.; 1 ( MUSM) , Callao, La Punta, 30-IX-1968, L. Campos leg.; 1 ( MUSM) , Callao, La Punta, 11-X-1968, L. Campos leg.; 1 ( MUSM) , Callao, La Punta, 14-X-1968, L. Campos leg.; 12 ( MEKRB) , Ica, Chincha, Chincha , 11-VII-1993, F. Cazorla leg.; 4 ( MUSM) , Ica, Pisco, Pisco beach, 03-VII-1963, R. Garcia leg.; 6 ( MUSM) , Lima, Huarochiri, Santa Eulalia , 04-III-1965, R. Garcia leg.; 1 ( MUSM) , Lima, Huaura, La Cruz island , 15-IX-1950, F. Blancas leg.; 6 ( MUSM) , Lima, Lima, 14-X-1947, F. Blancas leg.; 4 ( MUSM) , Lima, Lima, V-1957, F. Blancas leg.; 5 ( MUSM) , Lima, Lima, VIII-1957, F. Blancas leg.; 1 ( MUSM) , Lima, Lima, 23-XI-1957, F. Blancas leg.; 7 ( SENASA) , Lima, Lima, 11-IV-1962, Lung leg.; 2 ( MEKRB) , 1 ( SENASA), Lima, Lima, 03-IX-1962, Lung leg.; 10 ( SENASA) , Lima, Lima, 24-X-1963, M. Delgado leg.; 20 ( MEKRB) , Lima, Lima, 05-I-1964, Aranda leg.; 8 ( MEKRB) , Lima, Lima, IV-1965, Cisneros leg.; 2 ( MEKRB) , Lima, Lima, 18-VI-1965, Korytkowski leg.; 2 ( MEKRB) , Lima, Lima, 02- VII-1968, A. Almestar leg.; 1 ( MEKRB) , Lima, Lima, 10-VII-1968, O. Velarde leg.; 5 ( MEKRB) , Lima, Lima, 12-VIII-1968, E. Almonte leg.; 2 ( SENASA) , Lima, Lima, IX-1968, E. Almonte leg.; 6 ( SENASA) , Lima, Lima, 27-XII-1969, M. Delgado leg.; 4 ( SENASA) , Lima, Lima, 1971; 2 ( SENASA) , Lima, Lima, 16- X-1971, F. Velazco leg.; 1 ( SENASA) , Lima, Lima, 21-IX-1972, J. Grundy leg.; 7 ( SENASA) , Lima, Lima, 25-IX-1972, J. Grundy leg.; 4 ( SENASA) , Lima, Lima, 15-II-1974, L. Castillo leg.; 2 ( MEKRB) , Lima, Lima, 24-VII-1974, M. Buitrón leg.; 1 ( MEKRB) , Lima, Lima, 19-VIII-1974, M. Buitrón leg.; 1 ( MUSM) , Lima, Lima, 13-II-1976, M. Galvez leg.; 7 ( MEKRB) , Lima, Lima, 09-XI-1976, D. Ojeda leg.; 1 ( MEKRB) , Lima, Lima, 12-VII-1980, R. Marin leg.; 2 ( MEKRB) , Lima, Lima, 15-XI-1999, E. Ormachea leg.; 9 ( MUSM) , Lima, Lima, Agua Dulce , 20-II-1967, L. Campos leg.; 7 ( MUSM) , Lima, Lima, Barranco , 22-IV-1968, L. Campos leg.; 2 ( MUSM) , Lima, Lima, Barranco , 30-IV-1968, L. Campos leg.; 1 ( MUSM) , Lima, Lima, Barranco , 08-V-1968, L. Campos leg.; 6 ( MUSM) , Lima, Lima, Chosica; 1 ( MEKRB) , Lima, Lima, Cieneguilla , 20-X-1977, M. Martinez leg.; 1 ( MUSM) , Lima, Lima, La Herradura beach, 05-II-1969, L. Campos leg.; 3 ( MEKRB) , Lima, Lima, La Molina , 18-V-1968, Del Valle leg.; 2 ( MEKRB) , Lima, Lima, La Molina , 06-VIII-1973; 1 ( MEKRB) , Lima, Lima, La Molina , 06-XI-1977, N. Martinez leg.; 1 ( MEKRB) , Lima, Lima, La Molina , 20-XI-1977, N. Martinez leg.; 2 ( MEKRB) , Lima, Lima, La Molina , 05-X-1980, R. Marin leg.; 1 ( MEKRB) , Lima, Lima, La Molina , 02-XI-1980, R. Marin leg.; 1 ( MEKRB) , Lima, Lima, La Molina , 19-IX-1987, G. Hospina leg.; 1 ( MEKRB) , Lima, Lima, La Molina , 23-IV-1991, J. Anteparra leg.; 1 ( MEKRB) , Lima, Lima, La Molina , 20-V-1991, R. Rodriguez leg.; 1 ( MEKRB) , Lima, Lima, La Molina , 22- VI-1991, J. Iannacone leg.; 1 ( MEKRB) , Lima, Lima, La Molina , 24-X-1991, E. Lujan leg.; 5 ( MEKRB) , Lima, Lima, La Molina , 26-X-1992, R. Beingolea leg.; 1 ( MEKRB) , Lima, Lima, La Molina , 07-VIII-1993, J. Donet leg.; 2 ( MEKRB) , Lima, Lima, La Molina , 13-II-1996, R. Castillo leg.; 9 ( MEKRB) , Lima, Lima, La Molina , 26-V-1996, J. Nina leg.; 2 ( MEKRB) , Lima, Lima, La Molina , 22-VI-1996, A. Guerra leg.; 3 ( MUSM) , Lima, Lima, La Molina , 28-IX-1996, A. Jeri leg.; 1 ( MEKRB) , Lima, Lima, La Molina , 13-XI-1996, R. Castillo leg.; 5 ( MEKRB) , Lima, Lima, La Molina , 26-XI-1996, R. Marin leg.; 2 ( MEKRB) , Lima, Lima, La Molina , 15-V-2004, H. Velasquez leg.; 1 ( MEKRB) , Lima, Lima, La Molina , 03-VII-2004, C. Vega leg.; 6 ( MEKRB) , on pitfall trap (rotten fish), Lima, Lima, Los Olivos ( 11°56'31.20"S 77°04'15.59"W, 75 m), 05-IV-2012, A. Giraldo leg.; 1 ( MEKRB) GoogleMaps , on rat carcass, Lima, Lima, Los Olivos ( 11°56'31.20"S 77°04'15.59"W, 75 m), 21-IV-2022, A. Giraldo leg.; 3 ( MEKRB) GoogleMaps , 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.; 2 ( MEKRB) GoogleMaps , on pitfall trap (rotten squid), Lima, Lima, Los Olivos ( 11°56'31.20"S 77°04'15.59"W, 75 m), 09-III-2024, A. Giraldo leg.; 4 ( MUSM) GoogleMaps , Lima, Lima, Lurin , 18-XII-1968, L. Campos leg.; 1 ( MEKRB) , Lima, Lima, Lurin , 20-III-1973; 1 ( MUSM) , Lima, Lima, Lurin , 18-II-1975, R. Garcia leg.; 1 ( MEKRB) , Lima, Lima, UNMSM campus, 06-X-2012, J. Miñano leg.; 1 ( MEKRB) , Lima, Lima, Vitarte , 04-VI-1964, A. Martinez leg.; 3 ( SENASA) , Loreto, Maynas , 25-VIII-1964, C. Olivares leg.; 1 ( MEKRB) , Puno, Puno, 26-IV-1971 .

Distribution. Cosmopolitan. PERU. Ancash (Santa), Arequipa ( Arequipa), Ayacucho (Huamanga), Cajamarca ( Cajamarca), Callao, Huanuco ( Huanuco), Ica (Chincha, Pisco), La Libertad (Sanchez Carrion, Trujillo), Lambayeque (Chiclayo), Lima (Huarochiri, Huaura, Lima), Loreto (Maynas), Piura (Paita, Piura), Puno ( Puno), Tacna ( Tacna) ( Murphy, 1925; Koepcke & Koepcke, 1952; Iannacone, 2003; Peceros, 2011; Ginés et al., 2015; Murrugarra, 2016; Villanueva & Seclen, 2016; Villanueva, 2016; Oré, 2017; Andrade & Háva, 2018; Andrade et al., 2018; Medina et al., 2018; Juárez & González, 2019; Pizango et al., 2019; Saavedra et al., 2019; Torres, 2020; Lázaro, 2021; Briceño et al., 2022; Esquiagola, 2022; Iannacone et al., 2023; Jaime, 2023). In coastal deserts, dry forest, Andean foothills, Andean highlands, montane forests, and tropical rainforests ( Fig. 1C).