Type deposited in MNHN
Literature and Synonymy
- Dermestes peruanus Erichson, 1847a:95 (nn) [ZMUB]
- Dermestes angustus Casey, 1900:143 [USNM]
- Dermestes pervianus [sic!]: Miwa, 1931:92
- Dermestes angustatus Schaeffer, 1931:174 [USNM]
- Dermestes perviana [sic!]: Bertullo et al., 1954:53
- Dermestes peruvianus: May, 1963:49
- Dermestes peruvianus: Suprakarn, 1986:31
- Dermestes peruvianus: Brooke & Prins, 1986:108
- Dermestes pervianus [sic!]: Hua, 2002:101
- Dermestes peruvianus: Háva & Kalík, 2005a:96
- Dermestes peruvianus: Villet, 2011:5
- Dermestes peruvianus: Ferrú & Elgueta, 2011:27
- Dermestes peruvianus: Nardi & Háva, 2013:48
- Dermestes andicola d´Orbigny: Heer (un)
Biology
Larva: Heller, 1888:157; Rees, 1947:12; Prins, 1984:222; Zhantiev, 1998:895
Distribution
Africa
Australia & Oceania
- New Zealand (intr.)