The Rhipicerids (Diptera: Rhipiceridae) of South Africa

compiled by Marion Burger & James Harrison

Transvaal Museum, P.O. Box 413, Pretoria, 0001 South Africa

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CONTENTS

Introduction

Rhipiceridae

References

INTRODUCTION

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Information about beetles and their biology can be obtained from

The Coleoptera Page of The Tree of Life

Family: RHIPICERIDAE Latreille, 1834 (= Sandalidae)

1. Genus Ptiocerus Castelnau, 1834 (= Ptyocerus Demodocus)
   1. P. attenuatus Castelnau

      Ptiocerus attenuatus Castelnau, 1834
      Cape Province.

      
      
   2. P. capensis Guérin-Méneville

      Ptiocerus capensis Guérin-Méneville, 1843
      Cape Province.

      
      
   3. P. goryi Castelnau

      Ptiocerus goryi Castelnau, 1834
      Cape Province.

      
      
   4. P. nebulosus Guérin-Méneville

      Ptiocerus nebulosus Guérin-Méneville, 1843
      Cape Province.

      
      
   
   
2. Genus Sandalus Knoch, 1801 (= Megarhipis, = Microrhipis, = Ptyocerus, = Ptiocerus)
   1. S. costipennis Boheman

      Sandalus costipennis Boheman, 1851
      South Africa.

      
      
   2. S. punctulatus Boheman

      Sandalus punctulatus Boheman, 1851
      South Africa.

      
      
   3. S. subelongatus Picco

      Sandalus subelongatus Picco, 1907
      South Africa.

      
      
   4. S. mystacinus Fabricius

      Sandalus mystacinus Fabricius, 1794
      Cape Province.

      
      
   
   
3. Genus Chamoerhipis Latreille, 1834 (= Eurhipis)
   1. C. natalensis Boheman

      Chamoerhipis natalensis Boheman, 1851
      South Africa.

      
      
   2. C. beringi Kolbe

      Chamoerhipis beringi Kolbe, 1897
      Africa.

      
      
   
   

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