Dermestoidea: The only family included is that of the Dermestidae (12 species) (see Reitter, 1911; Lohse, 1979g). These are small to medium-sized beetles. The species included belong to the subfamily Anthreninae. They feed on pollen and nectar. The other dermestid species mainly feed on pollen and some (Dermestes) feed on dead animals and vegetable material. Dermestes also visits carrionscenting flowers such as Dracunculus (dystropic visitor). The other dermestoid families are the Derodontidae (some species feeding on pollen), Thorictidae (myrmecophilous, associated with stored food) (Auber, 1966) and Sarothriidae (feeding-habits not found).
Dermestoidea many fossils are found in the Baltic amber and they represent several subfamilies of the Dermestidae. Larsson (1978) recorded representatives of the Dermestinae ( Dermestes), Anthreninae (Anthrenus), Attageninae (Attagenus), Megatominae (Globicornis) and Trinodinae (Trinodes). This means
that the divisions within the Dermestidae were well-established in the first half of the Tertiary.