| 1 | Head without frontal ocellus | subfamily Dermestinae, genus Dermestes, 2 |
| – | head with frontal ocellus | 3 |
| 2 | visible abdominal sternites with white and black pubescence | subgenus Dermestinus Zhantiev, 1967 |
| – | visible abdominal sternites with concolorous pubescence | subgenus Dermestes Linnaeus, 1758 |
| 3 | prosternum not forming a “collar”; mouthparts free | subfamily Attageninae, genus Attagenus Latreille, 1802 |
| – | prosternum forming a “collar” under which mouthparts fit when the head is retracted | subfamily Megatominae, 4 |
| 4 | dorsal and ventral surfaces covered by flat scales | genus Anthrenus, 5 |
| – | dorsal and ventral surfaces covered by pubescence | 7 |
| 5 | antenna with 11 antennomeres | 6 |
| – | antenna with 10 antennomeres | subgenus Anthrenodes Chobaut, 1898 |
| 6 | eyes with median margin broadly and deeply emarginate at about anterior 1/3 | subgenus Anthrenus Geoffroy, 1762 |
| – | eyes with median margins complete | subgenus Nathrenus Casey, 1900 |
| 7 | anterior tibiae with spines along shaft; antennal club with 3 antennomeres | genus Phradonoma Jacquelin du Val, 1859 |
| – | anterior tibiae without spines | 8 |
| 8 | antennal club with 2 antennomeres, terminal antennomere of male big, flat and slightly vaulted | genus Orphinus Motschulsky, 1858 |
| – | antennal club with 3-8 antennomeres | genus Trogoderma Dejean, 1821 |