Bee-associated

Guides

• Ripiphorus californicus

  Ripiphorus californicus is a beetle species in the family Ripiphoridae, described by LeConte in 1880. The genus Ripiphorus comprises unusual beetles with highly modified morphology and complex life histories involving hypermetamorphosis. Members of this family are typically associated with bees as hosts. The species is known from western North America, with records from British Columbia, Canada.

  beetleparasitoidhypermetamorphosisbee-associatedwestern-North-AmericaLeConte-1880