Oceanic-dispersal

Guides

• Dryotribus mimeticus

  A weevil species first described by Horn in 1873, with a complex biogeographic history involving native North American populations and apparent human-mediated dispersal to Pacific islands. The species was considered extinct from 1986 until rediscovered in the Dominican Republic in 1997, with additional records from Montserrat in 2002. Its association with drift logs suggests a capacity for oceanic dispersal.

  rediscoveredoceanic-dispersalconservationbiogeography

• Ripiphorinae

  wedge-shaped beetles

  Ripiphorinae is a subfamily of wedge-shaped beetles within Ripiphoridae, comprising at least 2 genera (Macrosiagon and Ripiphorus) and approximately 40 described species. Members exhibit hypermetamorphic development with free-living first instar larvae. The subfamily includes species with documented oceanic dispersal capabilities, as evidenced by Ripiphorus caboverdianus on Cape Verde.

  hypermetamorphosisparasitoidoceanic-dispersalbee-parasiteRipiphorusMacrosiagonvolcanic-islandsplanidiaColeopteraRipiphoridae