Ripiphorus fasciatus

Ripiphorus fasciatus is a species of wedge-shaped beetle with parasitoid larvae.^[1][2][3] R. fasciatus likely parasitizes Halictid bees; all Ripiphorus parasitize ground-nesting bees.^[4][5]

Ripiphorus fasciatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Ripiphoridae
Genus:	Ripiphorus
Species:	R. fasciatus
Binomial name
Ripiphorus fasciatus Say, 1823

Description

R. fasciatus has clear hindwings, plumose antenna, and superficially resembles a bee or fly.^{[citation needed]}

Range

This species has been documented in the northeastern United States and Eastern Canada.^[2][5][4]