†Ripilarva Batelka and Beutel 2024 (wedge shaped beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Ripiphoridae
Full reference: J. Batelka and R. G. Beutel. 2024. Taxonomic names, in Relationships of Cretaceous Ripiphoridae (Coleoptera) based on larval morphology, with evidence for the same reproduction timing and chosen microhabitat for oviposition. Contributions to Entomology 74:113-130
Parent taxon: Ripidiinae according to J. Batelka and R. G. Beutel 2024
Sister taxa: Eorhipidiini, Olemehliella, Pauroripidius, Ripidiini, Ripidius megalophus
Subtaxa: Ripilarva kachinensis Ripilarva parabolica
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (1: Alberta collection), Myanmar (2), the Russian Federation (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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