Wedge-Shaped Beetles (suggested common name) Ripiphorus spp. (Insecta: Coleoptera: Ripiphoridae)

Ripiphoridae are a family of unusual parasitic beetles that are thought to be related to tumbling flower beetles and blister beetles. They parasitize bees and wasps, roaches, and wood-boring beetles, but specific hosts for many ripiphorid species are unknown. Their secretive life cycle makes an ass...

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Main Authors: David Owens, Ashley N. Mortensen, Jeanette Klopchin, William Kern, Jamie D. Ellis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2015-02-01
Series:EDIS
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Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/128142
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