''Ctesias'' is a genus of

beetle Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...

s in the family

Dermestidae Dermestidae are a family of Coleoptera that are commonly referred to as skin beetles. Other common names include larder beetle, hide or leather beetles, carpet beetles, and khapra beetles. There are over 1,100 species described. Dermestids have ...

, the skin beetles. They are distributed in the

Palearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa. The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Si ...

, including

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. There are about 23 species.Hermann, A. & Háva, J. (2010)
A new species of the genus ''Ctesias'' (Decemctesias) from Greece (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatomini).
''Studies and Reports. Taxonomical Series'', 6, 87-90. Species include: * '' Ctesias dusmae'' Beal, 1960 * '' Ctesias fasciata'' Zhantiev, 1975 * '' Ctesias gemma'' Zhantiev, 1976 * '' Ctesias hajeki'' Háva, 2005 * '' Ctesias hebei'' Háva, 2004 * '' Ctesias intermedia'' Mroczkowski, 1961 * '' Ctesias iranica'' Háva, 2005 * '' Ctesias kaliki'' Mroczkowski, 1961 * '' Ctesias klapperichi'' (Pic, 1954) * '' Ctesias maculifasciata'' Reitter, 1899 * ''

Ctesias morocco Ctesias (; grc-gre, Κτησίας; fl. fifth century BC), also known as Ctesias of Cnidus, was a Greek physician and historian from the town of Cnidus in Caria, then part of the Achaemenid Empire. Historical events Ctesias, who lived in the fi ...

'' Háva, 2000 * '' Ctesias nuratavica'' Sokolov, 1983 * ''

Ctesias orientalis Ctesias (; grc-gre, Κτησίας; fl. fifth century BC), also known as Ctesias of Cnidus, was a Greek physician and historian from the town of Cnidus in Caria, then part of the Achaemenid Empire. Historical events Ctesias, who lived in the fi ...

'' Zhantiev, 1988 * '' Ctesias schawalleri'' Háva, 2002 * '' Ctesias serra'' (Fabricius, 1792) – cobweb beetle * '' Ctesias similis'' Háva, 2005 * '' Ctesias sogdiana'' Zhantiev, 1975 * '' Ctesias syriaca'' Ganglbauer, 1904 * '' Ctesias tschuiliensis'' Sokolov, 1972 * '' Ctesias variegata'' Arrow, 1915

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External links

''Ctesias'' at Fauna Europaea
Dermestidae genera Palearctic insects {{Dermestidae-stub