''Rhipicera carinata'' is a species of
beetle
Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...
in the genus ''
Rhipicera
''Rhipicera'' is a genus of beetle belonging to the family Rhipiceridae. The larvae are parasitoids of cicada
The cicadas () are a superfamily, the Cicadoidea, of insects in the order Hemiptera (true bugs). They are in the suborder Auchenor ...
''.
Taxonomic History
This species was first described in 2013.
The species epithet has been derived from the Latin "carinatus", keel shaped, in reference to the median longitudinal frontal carina.
''R. carinata'' closely resembles ''R. reichei'' but differs in the black femora and vertex usually bearing longitudinal ridge.
Distribution
It is widely distributed and common in Western Australia and less common in South Australia.
Gallery
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References
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Beetles of Australia
Beetles described in 2013
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