Ptilophorus

	Ptilophorus ''Ptilophorus'' is a genus of wedge-shaped beetles in the family Ripiphoridae 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 pa .... There are at least three described species in ''Ptilophorus''. Species These three species belong to the genus ''Ptilophorus'': * '' Ptilophorus dufourii'' (Latreille, 1817) * '' Ptilophorus fischeri'' Ménétriés * '' Ptilophorus wrightii'' (LeConte, 1868) References Further reading * * * Ripiphoridae Articles created by Qbugbot {{Tenebrionoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ptilophorus Dufourii ''Ptilophorus'' is a genus of wedge-shaped beetles in the family Ripiphoridae 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 pa .... There are at least three described species in ''Ptilophorus''. Species These three species belong to the genus ''Ptilophorus'': * '' Ptilophorus dufourii'' (Latreille, 1817) * '' Ptilophorus fischeri'' Ménétriés * '' Ptilophorus wrightii'' (LeConte, 1868) References Further reading * * * Ripiphoridae Articles created by Qbugbot {{Tenebrionoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ptilophorus Fischeri ''Ptilophorus'' is a genus of wedge-shaped beetles in the family Ripiphoridae. There are at least three described species in ''Ptilophorus''. Species These three species belong to the genus ''Ptilophorus'': * ''Ptilophorus dufourii ''Ptilophorus'' is a genus of wedge-shaped beetles in the family Ripiphoridae Ripiphoridae (formerly spelled Rhipiphoridae) is a cosmopolitan family of some 450 described species of beetles sometimes called "wedge-shaped beetles". Ripiphorid ...'' (Latreille, 1817) * '' Ptilophorus fischeri'' Ménétriés * '' Ptilophorus wrightii'' (LeConte, 1868) References Further reading * * * Ripiphoridae Articles created by Qbugbot {{Tenebrionoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ptilophorus Wrightii ''Ptilophorus wrightii'' is a species of wedge-shaped beetle in the family Ripiphoridae 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 pa .... It is found in North America. References Further reading * * Ripiphoridae Articles created by Qbugbot Beetles described in 1868 {{Tenebrionoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	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]
	Ripiphoridae 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 i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]