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wedge-shaped beetle

insect

Also known as: Rhipiphoridae

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annotated classification

In coleopteran: Annotated classification
Family Ripiphoridae (wedge-shaped beetles) About 400 species, many with specialized parasitic habits on other insects; complicated life cycle; examples Pelecotoma, Metoecus. Family Salpingidae (narrow-waisted bark beetles) Superficial resemblance to Carabidae (ground beetles); adults and larvae predatory; adults
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Coleoptera family

In coleopteran: Feeding habits and habitats
Ripiphoridae (wedge-shaped beetles), which usually are parasites in wasps’ nests and undergo hypermetamorphosis, share several characteristics with another group of insects, the Strepsiptera, which are mostly parasitic in the bodies of wasps, leafhoppers, grasshoppers, and other insects. Some larvae of Mordellidae (tumbling flower beetles) may live…
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