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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Fungus, Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles (Tenebrionoidea) » Wedge-shaped Beetles (Ripiphoridae) » Ripiphorus

Genus Ripiphorus

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names
R. fasciatus? - Ripiphorus - female Varroa mites on wasp - Ripiphorus diadasiae Meet Bizarro, a fly I guess - Ripiphorus - female Stumped - Ripiphorus Stumped - Ripiphorus Whatsit? - Ripiphorus - male - female What is this - a beetle??? - Ripiphorus What is this - a beetle??? - Ripiphorus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)
Superfamily Tenebrionoidea (Fungus, Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles)
Family Ripiphoridae (Wedge-shaped Beetles)
Genus Ripiphorus
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Rhipiphorus is fairly widely used, since it more closely fits normal conventions for spelling Greek in English- but the original spelling is Ripiphorus.
Explanation of Names
From Greek rhipis (ριπις), meaning fan, fanlike; having a fanlike structure + Greek phora (φορα), bearing. This no doubt refers to the fan-like antennae of the males.

[Adapted from Patrick Coin's explanation for the family name]
Contributed by tom murray on 27 July, 2005 - 10:43pm
Additional contributions by Phillip Harpootlian, Chuck Entz
Last updated 17 June, 2007 - 6:32pm

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