Dermestes
Dermestes , noun
[New Latin, from Greek dermhsth`s; de`rma skin + root of 'esthi`ein to eat.]
(Zoology) A genus of coleopterous insects, the larva of which feed animal substances. They are very destructive to dries meats, skins, woolens, and furs. The most common species is Dermestes lardarius, known as the bacon beetle.