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Ripiphorinae
Ripiphorinae is a subfamily of wedge-shaped beetles in the family Ripiphoridae. There are at least 2 genera and 40 described species in Ripiphorinae. Genera These two genera belong to the subfamily Ripiphorinae: * '' Macrosiagon'' Hentz, 1830 * '' Ripiphorus'' Bosc, 1791 i c g b Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net References Further reading * * * * * * * * * * * * * * External links * Tenebrionoidea {{tenebrionoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wedge-shaped Beetle
Ripiphoridae (formerly spelled Rhipiphoridae) is a cosmopolitan family of some 450 described species of beetles sometimes called "wedge-shaped beetles". Ripiphoridae are unusual among beetle families in that many species are hypermetamorphic parasitoids, an attribute that they share with the Meloidae. Members of the family differ in their choice of hosts, but most attack various species of bees or wasps, while some others attack cockroaches or beetles. Many species of Ripiphoridae have abbreviated elytra, and flabellate or pectinate antennae. Biology The subfamily Ripiphorinae parasitise bees and wasps ( Hymenoptera), while Ripidiinae parasitises cockroaches (Blattodea) and Pelecotominae parasitises larvae of wood-boring beetles (Coleoptera). Species that attack bees typically lay their eggs on flowers. There the eggs hatch almost immediately into small planidial larvae and lie in wait for a visiting host. The planidium mounts the bee and rides it back to the hive. There it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macrosiagon
''Macrosiagon'' is a genus of wedge-shaped beetles in the family Ripiphoridae. There are more than 20 described species in ''Macrosiagon''. Under the rules of the ICZN, the nomenclatural gender of the genus name is feminine, as it is based on the Greek word "siagon" (σῐᾱγών), for "jaw", which is feminine in gender, despite recent publications erroneously treating the gender as neuter (e.g. Batelka, J. (2003) New synonyms and notes on the distribution of ''Macrosiagon bipartitum'' and ''Macrosiagon cyaniveste'' (Coleoptera: Ripiphoridae). Acta Societatis Zoologicae Bohemicae, 67: 59–63.) Selected species * ''Macrosiagon acutipennis'' Pierce, 1904 * '' Macrosiagon bifasciata'' (Marseul, 1877) * '' Macrosiagon bifoveata'' Horn, 1875 * '' Macrosiagon bimaculata'' (Fabricius, 1787) * '' Macrosiagon bipunctata'' (Fabricius, 1801) * '' Macrosiagon capito'' (Blackburn, 1899) * '' Macrosiagon championi'' (Blackburn, 1899) * ''Macrosiagon crassipes'' (Lea, 1917) * '' Macrosiagon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ripiphorus
''Ripiphorus'' is a genus of wedge-shaped beetles in the family Ripiphoridae. There are at least 30 described species in ''Ripiphorus''. Species These 34 species belong to the genus ''Ripiphorus'': * '' Ripiphorus aurantus'' Rivnay, 1929 * ''Ripiphorus blaisdelli'' Linsley and MacSwain, 1950 * '' Ripiphorus caboverdianus'' * '' Ripiphorus californicus'' (LeConte, 1880) * '' Ripiphorus calopterus'' Rivnay, 1929 * '' Ripiphorus columbianus'' Brown, 1930 * ''Ripiphorus dammersi'' Barber, 1939 * ''Ripiphorus diadasiae'' Linsley & MacSwain, 1950 * ''Ripiphorus epinomiae'' Linsley & MacSwain, 1950 * '' Ripiphorus eremicola'' Linsley and MacSwain, 1950 * ''Ripiphorus fasciatus'' (Say, 1823) * '' Ripiphorus flavicornis'' (Say, 1823) * '' Ripiphorus iridescens'' Rivnay, 1929 * '' Ripiphorus luteipennis'' LeConte, 1865 * ''Ripiphorus minimus'' (Pierce, 1904) * ''Ripiphorus mutchleri'' Rivnay, 1929 * '' Ripiphorus neomexicanus'' Rivnay, 1929 * '' Ripiphorus nevadicus'' (LeConte, 1880) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
