Ripiphoridae (formerly spelled Rhipiphoridae) is a cosmopolitan family of some 450 described species of beetles sometimes called "wedge-shaped beetles". Ripiphoridae are unusual among beetle families in that many species are hypermetamorphic parasitoids, an attribute that they share with the Meloidae.
Ripiphoridae (formerly spelled Rhipiphoridae) is a worldwide family of approximately 450 described species of beetles sometimes referred to as "wedge-shaped beetles". Ripiphoridae are distinctive among beetle families in that many species are hypermetamorphic parasitoids, a characteristic they share with the Meloidae.