Rhipiceridae
Rhipiceridae is a family of cedar beetles, also known as cicada parasite beetles, in the order Coleoptera. There are about 7 genera and 20 described species in Rhipiceridae.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Rhipiceridae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Superfamily: | Dascilloidea |
| Family: | Rhipiceridae Latreille, 1834 |
Sandalus niger
Genera
These seven genera belong to the family Rhipiceridae:
- Arrhaphipterus Schaum, 1862
- Chamoerhipis Latreille, 1834
- Ptiocerus Laporte de Castelnau
- Polymerius Philippi, 1871
- Rhipicera Latreille, 1817
- Sandalus Knoch, 1801
References
- "Rhipiceridae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
- "Rhipiceridae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
- "Rhipiceridae Family Information". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
- Bouchard, Patrice; Bousquet, Yves; Davies, Anthony E.; Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A.; et al. (2011). "Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys (88): 1–972. doi:10.3897/zookeys.88.807. ISSN 1313-2989. PMC 3088472. PMID 21594053.
- ZY, Jin; Escalona, Hermes; Slipinski, Adam; Pang, Hong (2013). "Phylogeny and Classification of Rhipicerinae (Coleoptera: Rhipiceridae) with A Review of the Australian Taxa". Annales Zoologici. 63 (2): 275–317. doi:10.3161/000345413X669577.
Further reading
- Arnett, R.H. Jr.; Thomas, M. C.; Skelley, P. E.; Frank, J. H., eds. (2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0849309540.
- LeConte, J.L. (1861). Classification of the Coleoptera of North America. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 3. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.38459. ISBN 0665100558.
External links
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