Dermestes ater

species of insect
Taxon taxon Q2334311
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Dermestes ater

Summary

Dermestes ater is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58 views/month, #1,618 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dermestes ater's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Dermestes ater is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Dermestes ater is classified within Dermestes[5].
  • Dermestes ater's scientific name is Dermestes ater[6].
  • Dermestes ater's Commons category is recorded as Dermestes ater[7].
  • Dermestes ater's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'D. ater'}[8].
  • Dermestes ater is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Black Larder Beetle'}[9].
  • Dermestes ater is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'nilikuoriainen'}[10].
  • Dermestes ater is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'black larder beetle'}[11].
  • Dermestes ater is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'incinerator beetle'}[12].
  • Dermestes ater is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'hide beetle'}[13].
  • Dermestes ater is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '钩纹皮蠹'}[14].
  • Dermestes ater is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '黑皮蠹'}[15].
  • Dermestes ater is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '鱼干蠹'}[16].
  • Dermestes ater is commonly known as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '검수시렁이'}[17].
  • Dermestes ater's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[18].
  • Dermestes ater's taxon author citation is recorded as DeGeer, 1774[19].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Dermestes ater is Dermestes ater[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Dermestes[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Black Larder Beetle'}[9], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'nilikuoriainen'}[10], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'incinerator beetle'}[12], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'hide beetle'}[13], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '钩纹皮蠹'}[14], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '黑皮蠹'}[15].

Identifiers

Dermestes ater's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 218262[20]. Dermestes ater's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1546019[21]. Dermestes ater's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 348016[22]. Dermestes ater's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1095855[23]. Dermestes ater's ITIS TSN is recorded as 114979[24].

Why It Matters

Dermestes ater ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58 views/month, #1,618 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [21] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [24] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [22] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [23] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . BugGuide. wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . Revision of the systematic status and update of Latin-English-Chinese catalogue of storage beetles. wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . Revision of the systematic status and update of Latin-English-Chinese catalogue of storage beetles. wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . Revision of the systematic status and update of Latin-English-Chinese catalogue of storage beetles. wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . Revision of the systematic status and update of Latin-English-Chinese catalogue of storage beetles. wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . Revision of the systematic status and update of Latin-English-Chinese catalogue of storage beetles. wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Revision of the systematic status and update of Latin-English-Chinese catalogue of storage beetles. wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] . wikidata.org.
  21. [18] . wikidata.org.
  22. [19] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank species
    Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Invasion Biology
    Instance of taxon
    Parent taxon Dermestes
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