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Rhipicera

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Rhipicera
Rhipicera carinata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Rhipiceridae
Genus: Rhipicera
Latreille, 1817
Synonyms
  • Polytomus Dalman, 1819
  • Polystomus Berthold, 1827 (Missp.)
  • Agathorhipis Guérin-Méneville, 1843
  • Rhipidocera Agassiz, 1846 (Emend.)
  • Rhipidicera Gistl, 1848 (Missp.)

Rhipicera is a genus of beetle belonging to the family Rhipiceridae.[1][2] The larvae are parasitoids of cicadas.


Species

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All five species of the genus Rhipicera are closely related based on their morphological characters.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Jin, Z.; Escalona, H.; Ślipiński, A.; Pang, H. (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. ISSN 0003-4541. S2CID 85125599.
  2. ^ a b Ramsey, A.; Houston, T.; Ball, A.; Goral, T.; Barclay, M.; Cox, J. (2015). "Towards an understanding of molecule capture by the antennae of male beetles belonging to the genus Rhipicera (Coleoptera, Rhipiceridae)". The Anatomical Record. 298 (9): 1519–1534. doi:10.1002/ar.23188. PMID 26082323. S2CID 18493075.
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