A review of Ripiphoridae in the Arabian Peninsula (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea)
Batelka Jan
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 50(1): 157-166, 2010
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Abstract: Distribution of the Ripiphoridae (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea) in the Arabian
Peninsula is evaluated. Six species belonging to the genera Macrosiagon Hentz,
1830 and Ripiphorus Bosc, 1791 are figured and keyed, and the distribution of
each species is mapped. Including new and previously published records, the
Ripiphoridae are now reported from 19 localities of the Arabian Peninsula and
offshore islands. Coordinates for each exact locality are given.
Key words: Coleoptera, Tenebrionoidea, Ripiphoridae, Ripiphorinae, Macrosiagon, Ripiphorus, faunistics, Arabian Peninsula, Palaearctic Region