Tags: Arachnid.
Lardoglyphus zacheri is a species of mite first discovered by Dr. Zacher in a dermestid beetle culture. The genus Lardoglyphus was erected by Anthonie Cornelis Oudemans in 1927. The species is known to be a pest to institutional as well as private dermestid beetle colonies.Lardoglyphus zacheri has been less studied than its congener L. konoi which is occasionally called the fish mite and has been known to threaten supplies of cured fish.