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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Tenebrionoidea » Wedge-shaped Beetles (Ripiphoridae) » Ripiphorinae » Ripiphorus » californicus group (Ripiphorus californicus group) » Ripiphorus californicus
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Ripiphorus? - Ripiphorus californicus - female
Copyright © 2010 Andrew McKorney

Ripiphorus? - Ripiphorus californicus - Female
Deschutes river area, Sherman County, Oregon, USA
June 23, 2010
Size: 8 mm
That was a first time when I saw this shortwing beetle. Any ideas about the species? Thank you!

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Ripiphorus? - Ripiphorus californicus - female Ripiphorus sp. - Ripiphorus californicus - female Ripiphorus sp. - Ripiphorus californicus - female Ripiphorus sp. - Ripiphorus californicus - female
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Contributed by Andrew McKorney on 26 June, 2010 - 12:33pm
Last updated 21 May, 2023 - 7:52pm

Moved
Moved from Ripiphorus mutchleri.
… Elliott Gordon, 21 May, 2023 - 7:52pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Ripiphorus.

For details on the ID here, see comments under 2nd image in this series.
… Aaron Schusteff, 25 January, 2013 - 9:52pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Andrew McKorney, 29 June, 2010 - 9:30am login or register to post comments

YES!
I've only seen a live ripiphorid once. The square head and antennae are pretty unique.
Check here: http://bugguide.net/node/view/25928
… Jonas Insinga, 26 June, 2010 - 1:07pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you Jonas!
Yes, this is a pretty neat group of parasitic beetles. My first guess was Ripiphorus vierecki, but legs and forewings color look different. Any ideas about the species level?
… Andrew McKorney, 26 June, 2010 - 1:29pm login or register to post comments

 
i'm afraid getting it past genus with any degree of certainty will require a good series of angles -- giving a good idea of pronotal texture, too
… v belov, 26 June, 2010 - 1:46pm login or register to post comments

 
Rhipiphorus mutchleri
Please see the comments under the second picture.
… Andrew McKorney, 24 January, 2013 - 11:53pm login or register to post comments

 
I collected this beetle...
so, I'll take more pictures for sure.
… Andrew McKorney, 26 June, 2010 - 1:57pm login or register to post comments

 
New photos
Please take a look at the new photos.
… Andrew McKorney, 3 July, 2010 - 7:45pm login or register to post comments

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