Dermestes (Skin beetles)

CHP: Traffic Hazard at Highway 101 S and Palmer Blvd Onramp 12:58 a.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2026/feb/28/#incident-1142028">DRUNK IN PUBLIC &#8212; 1100 block of WATERFRONT DR 12:40 a.m.
FoPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/fortuna/2026/feb/28/#incident-1142023">MALICIOUS MISCHIEF REPORT &#8212; HILLCREST AVE/DRAKE HILL RD 12:38 a.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2026/feb/28/#incident-1142027">FIELD INTERVIEW &#8212; THIRD ST 12:38 a.m.
APD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/arcata/2026/feb/28/#incident-1142026">OUTSIDE ASSIST/UPD &#8212; 0 block of HARPST ST 12:35 a.m.
HCSO: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/sheriff/2026/feb/28/#incident-1142029">Patrol Check &#8212; 10 block of BEAR PAWS WAY 12:33 a.m.
UPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/university/2026/feb/28/#incident-1142022">Disturbance &#8212; NELSON HALL EAST 12:32 a.m.

Dermestes maculatus. Photo: (c) riana60, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Dermestes is a genus of beetles in the family Dermestidae, the skin beetles. The genus is distributed worldwide.

Subgenus: Dermestinus