Black leather-eater [1] ( lat. Dermestes ater ) - a species of beetles from the family of skin-eaters . They feed on products of animal origin, damaging it.
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Distribution
Cosmopolitan view. The original homeland is America or Southern Europe. Distributed including in Russia , and also imported with products. Included in the lists of alien species in several European countries, where it was first discovered in the UK.
Notes
- ↑ Striganova B.R. , Zakharov A.A. The Bilingual Dictionary of Animal Names: Insects (Latin-Russian-English-German-French) /Ed. Dr. biol. sciences, prof. B.R. Striganova . - M .: RUSSO, 2000.- P. 121. - 1060 copies. - ISBN 5-88721-162-8 .