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Dermestes maculatus
2222_0768 Photo added 2006-04-17

Dermestes maculatus (Coleoptera: Dermestidae)
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Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Alameda County, California
March 15, 2006

These beetles are used to remove tissue from specimens being prepared for the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology collection. Specimen in this photo is Microtus townsendii (Townsend's Vole).

all photos and text © Joyce Gross