First-instar-larva

Guides

• Ripiphorus smithi

  Ripiphorus smithi is a species of ripiphorid beetle described by Linsley and MacSwain in 1950. The species is native to North America. Its life history and development were documented by Linsley, MacSwain & Smith (1952). The free-living first instar larva of a closely related species, R. caboverdianus, is noted to be morphologically very similar to that of R. smithi.

  RipiphoridaeRipiphorinaehypermetamorphosisNorth-AmericaLinsley-&-MacSwain-1950first-instar-larva