Ripiphorus fasciatus

Last updated

Ripiphorus fasciatus
Ripiphorus fasciatus-complex.jpg
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Ripiphoridae
Genus: Ripiphorus
Species:
R. fasciatus
Binomial name
Ripiphorus fasciatus
Say, 1823

Ripiphorus fasciatus is a species of wedge-shaped beetle with parasitoid larvae. [1] [2] [3] R. fasciatus likely parasitizes Halictid bees; all Ripiphorus parasitize ground-nesting bees. [4] [5]

Contents

Description

R. fasciatus has clear hindwings, plumose antenna, and superficially resembles a bee or fly.[ citation needed ]

Range

This species has been documented in the northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. [2] [5] [4]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tenebrionoidea</span> Superfamily of beetles

The Tenebrionoidea are a very large and diverse superfamily of beetles. It generally corresponds to the Heteromera of earlier authors.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ripiphoridae</span> Family of beetles

Ripiphoridae 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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ripiphorinae</span> Subfamily of beetles

Ripiphorinae is a subfamily of wedge-shaped beetles in the family Ripiphoridae. There are at least 2 genera and 40 described species in Ripiphorinae.

Macrosiagon sayi is a species of wedge-shaped beetle in the family Ripiphoridae. It is found in North America.

<i>Ptilophorus wrightii</i> Species of beetle

Ptilophorus wrightii is a species of wedge-shaped beetle in the family Ripiphoridae. It is found in North America.

<i>Ptilophorus</i> Genus of beetles

Ptilophorus is a genus of wedge-shaped beetles in the family Ripiphoridae. There are at least three described species in Ptilophorus.

<i>Ripiphorus diadasiae</i> Species of beetle

Ripiphorus diadasiae is a species of wedge-shaped beetle in the family Ripiphoridae. It is found in North America.

<i>Ripiphorus</i> Genus of beetles

Ripiphorus is a genus of wedge-shaped beetles in the family Ripiphoridae. There are at least 30 described species in Ripiphorus.

Ripiphorus schwarzi is a species of wedge-shaped beetle in the family Ripiphoridae. It is found in North America.

<i>Macrosiagon limbata</i> Species of beetle

Macrosiagon limbata is a species of wedge-shaped beetle in the family Ripiphoridae. They are found across the Eastern United States, Southeastern Canada and Central America. It is likely that their range extends into South America but this currently remains unknown.

Ripiphorus epinomiae is a species of wedge-shaped beetle in the family Ripiphoridae. It is found in North America.

Pelecotoma flavipes is a species of wedge-shaped beetle in the family Ripiphoridae. It is found in North America.

<i>Pelecotoma</i> Genus of beetles

Pelecotoma is a genus of wedge-shaped beetles in the family Ripiphoridae. There are at least three described species in Pelecotoma.

Ripiphorus mutchleri is a species of wedge-shaped beetle in the family Ripiphoridae. It is found in North America.

Trigonodera schaefferi is a species of wedge-shaped beetle in the family Ripiphoridae. It is found in North America.

Trigonodera is a genus of wedge-shaped beetles in the family Ripiphoridae. There are at least three described species in Trigonodera.

Ripiphorus sexdens is a species of wedge-shaped beetle in the family Ripiphoridae. It is found in North America.

Ripiphorus vierecki is a species of wedge-shaped beetle in the family Ripiphoridae. It is found in North America.

<i>Macrosiagon pectinata</i> Species of beetle

Macrosiagon pectinata is a species of wedge-shaped beetle in the family Ripiphoridae. It is found in Central America and North America.

<i>Binburrum articuno</i> Species of beetle named after fictional animal Articuno

Binburrum articuno is a species of beetle which in the taxonomy field is classified under the genus Binburrum. It exists only in Australia. It is named after the fictional creature known as Articuno from the pop culture franchise Pokémon. It was named alongside other beetles from the same genus, Binburrum zapdos and Binburrum moltres, by Darren Pollock and Yun Hsiao. Because their names are based on a very popular franchise, these species saw above average media coverage upon being named.

References

  1. ↑ "Ripiphorus fasciatus (Say, 1823)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  2. 1 2 "It's a Beetle! Really! (Family Ripiphoridae)". Field Station. 28 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Ripiphorus fasciatus". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
  4. 1 2 "Wedge-Shaped Beetles (suggested common name) Ripiphorus spp. (Insecta: Coleoptera: Ripiphoridae)" (PDF). e Entomology and Nematology Department, University of Florida.
  5. 1 2 Majka, Christopher G.; Cline, Andrew R. (June 2006). "New Records of Corylophidae (Coleoptera) from the Maritime Provinces of Canada". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 60 (2): 105–111. doi:10.1649/864.1. S2CID   196608282.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.