Insecta - Coleoptera - Ripiphoridae
Full reference: A. Gerstaecker. 1855. Rhipiphoridum Coleopterorum Familiae Dispositio Systematica 1-36
Parent taxon: Ripiphoridae according to J. Batelka et al. 2025
See also Alekseev 2019, Batelka et al. 2018, Batelka et al. 2016, Batelka and Prokop 2019, Batelka and Prokop 2023, Bouchard et al. 2011, Cai et al. 2022, Cai et al. 2018, Li and Cai 2024 and Li et al. 2025
Sister taxa: Hemirhipidiinae, Pelecotominae, Ptilophorinae, Ripiphorinae, Salignacicola
Subtaxa: Eorhipidiini Olemehliella Pauroripidius Ripidiini Ripidius megalophus Ripilarva
Type: Ripidius
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Tanzania (1 collection)
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (2)
• Eocene of Germany (1), Poland (1), the Russian Federation (5)
• Cretaceous of Brazil (1), Canada (1: Alberta), France (1), Myanmar (10), the Russian Federation (1)
Total: 24 collections including 34 occurrences