A review of the Japanese Kateretidae fauna (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea) Hisamatsu, Sadatomo Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 2011 2011-12-09 51 2 551 585 9CHY9 Kugelann, 1794 Kugelann 1794 [474,807,954,980] Insecta Kateretidae Brachypterus Animalia Coleoptera 23 574 Arthropoda genus    Typespecies.  Dermestes urticae Fabricius, 1792, subsequent designation by THOMSON (1859).   Diagnosis.Body oval, strongly convex. Pronotum transverse, lateral margins uniformly rounded; disc with punctures larger than eye facet; posterior angles obtusely angulate; basal margin slightly sinuate before posterior angles. Antennae with distinct three-segmented club. Male abdominal tergite VIII externally visible. Tarsal claws strongly dentate at the base. Ovipositor without styli.  Bionomics.Larval stages have been found on flowers of  Gesnouiniaand  Urtica(Urticaceae)( JELÍNEK & CLINE 2010).   Distribution.Twenty-three species have been recorded. The species have wide distributional ranges in the Palaearctic, Oriental, Nearctic, and Afrotropical Regions ( JELÍNEK & CLINE 2010).