Dermestes maculatus De Geer, 1774

Giraldo-Mendoza, Alfredo Edgardo, 2025, Distribution records of the main forensically important species of beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) in Peru, Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (2), pp. 323-338 : 327-328

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) , 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) , 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) , 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) , 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).