Revision of Three New World Macrosiagon Hentz Species (Coleoptera: Ripiphoridae: Ripiphorinae) with a Discussion of Phylogenetic Relationships within the Macrosiagonini

Serendipity at the Smithsonian: The 107-year journey of Rhipidocyrtus muiri Falin & Engel, new genus and species (Ripidiinae, Ripidiini), from jungle beast to valid taxon

“…Likewise, the relative lack of complexity of the male genitalia despite the size of the specimen and the exquisite preparation is somewhat disappointing, indicating that male genitalia may be generally uninformative at the species level and perhaps even among closely related genera within the tribe. Little comparative work has been done on ripiphorid genitalia (see Rivnay 1929 , Selander 1957 ; genitalic comparisons were not attempted by Falin 2003 ); our knowledge of the subject remains distressingly fractured and incomplete, particularly in regards to the Ripidiinae . Besuchet’s (1956) morpho logical examination of Ripidius quadriceps Abeille, 1872, stands as both the best and only detailed study within the subfamily.…”

“…Notal morphological descriptors follow Falin and Engel (in press) and hind wing venation descriptors follow Falin (2003) . Other morphological terms used herein (e.g., post-ocular ommatidia) represent a consensus of use by recent authors.…”

Macrosiagon deuvein. sp. (Coleoptera: Ripiphoridae) from the French Eocene amber

“…Mediterranean Isl., Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Japan, Andaman Isl., Indonesian Isl., New Caledonia, Cuba and Antilles. Although some extant species are distributed through several continents (Batelka 2003(Batelka , 2004Falin 2004) no one is known to be distributed in Old and New World simultaneously. Except important attempt to establish species group for three New World species (Falin 2004), there is no idea of phylogenetical relationships within the genus.…”

“…Although some extant species are distributed through several continents (Batelka 2003(Batelka , 2004Falin 2004) no one is known to be distributed in Old and New World simultaneously. Except important attempt to establish species group for three New World species (Falin 2004), there is no idea of phylogenetical relationships within the genus. In the Palaearctic and Oriental regions there are about 20 species (J. Batelka, unpublished) as several tens of synonyms were recently recognised (Batelka 2003(Batelka , 2004.…”

Morphology and biological notes of Macrosiagon octomaculata (Gerstaecker) triungulinid and a summary of the knowledge on immature stages of the genus (Ripiphoridae)

“…Macrosiagon is the most species rich and common genus of Ripiphoridae, with approximately 160 described species (Falin, 2002a(Falin, , 2004Batelka, 2010), widely distributed across all ISSN On-Line: 1807-0205 ISSN Printed: 0031-1049 ISNI: 0000-0004- Apiaceae -genera Daucus L. and Eryngium L. (Chobaut, 1895(Chobaut, , 1906Coll, 1942;Sánchez Rodriguez, 2001;Falin, 2002b;Cillo et al, 2019); Asteraceae -genera Asclepias L., Aster L., Baccharis L., Eriogonum Michx., Mikania Wild, Pluchea Cass., Senecio L., and Solidago L. (Rivnay, 1929;Linsley & MacSwain, 1951;Falin, 2002a;Verdugo, 2010); Euphorbiaceae -genus Croton L. and Euphorbia L. (Batelka, 2011b); Lamiaceae -genera Hyptis Jacq., Pycnanthemum Michx., Mentha L. and Monarda L. (Chobaut, 1895;Rivnay, 1929;Gobbi, 2002apud Batelka & Chaboo, 2015Sánchez Rodriguez, 2001;Batelka & Hoehn, 2007;Batelka, 2011b); Resedaceae -Ochradenus Delile (Batelka, 2008capud Batelka, 2011b; and Rubiaceae -Mitracarpus Zucc. and Spermacoce L. (Batelka, 2011b) (see Batelka, 2011b for discussion on accidental and often visits).…”