Ripiphoridae, Laporte, 1840
publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.11606/1807-0205/2022.62.043 |
DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7175044 |
persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/94727505-FFFE-FFBE-A05C-FF00C9DDF782 |
treatment provided by |
Felipe |
scientific name |
Ripiphoridae |
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Key to Chilean Ripiphoridae View in CoL View at ENA species
1. Body length exceeds 1 cm ( Figs. 1-2 View Figures 1-6 ); pronotum entirely black with medial protuberance distally acuminate at posterior margin; elytra black with a transverse yellow stripe at anterior third ( Figs.1-4 View Figures 1-6 )......... .......................................................... Macrosiagon flavipennis LeConte
— Total body length, less than 1 cm; pronotum brownish-reddish with black marks, without medial protuberance in the posterior margin; elytra generally reddish or brownish-red with some species with dark areas on humeral and apical parts of elytra........................................2
2. Frons and vertex strongly crenulate; vertex mostly pilose; elytra short, covering 1/3 of the total length of abdomen, most part of wings not completely covered by elytra; fore and middle legs completely brownish-red ( Figs.11-12 View Figures 11-12 )................. Ripiphorus valdivianus (Philippi)
— Frons and vertex scarcely crenulate or smooth; vertex scarcely pilose or glabrous; abdomen and wings almost entirely covered by elytra; fore and middle legs mostly black.............................................................3
3. Elytra uniformly brownish-red except humeral part; basal part of metatibiae and first tarsomere of metatarsus generally brownish-red ( Figs.7-9 View Figures7-10 )............................................ Macrosiagon gayi (Gerstaecker)
— Elytra mostly brownish-red, with individuals ranging from black markings on apical and basal area to completely yellow-orange; legs mostly brownish ................................... Macrosiagon vittata (Erichson)
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