Biology:Tetraphalerus
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Short description: Genus of beetles
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| Tetraphalerus wagneri in side (top) and dorsal (bottom) view | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Ommatidae |
| Genus: | Tetraphalerus Waterhouse, 1901 |
| Type species | |
| Tetraphalerus wagneri Waterhouse, 1901
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Tetraphalerus is a genus of beetles in the family Ommatidae, It is currently known from two extant species native to South America and several fossil species from the Jurassic and Cretaceous of Asia.
Systematics
According to Kirejtshuk, 2020.[1]
Taxa labelled (?) are considered questionable by Kirejtshuk, 2020
- (?)†Tetraphalerus brevis Ponomarenko, 1964 Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Oxfordian
- Tetraphalerus bruchi Heller, 1913, recent, Northern Argentina
- (?)†Tetraphalerus collaris Ponomarenko, 1997 Dzun-Bain Formation, Mongolia, Aptian
- (?)†Tetraphalerus glabratus Ponomarenko, 1997 Togo-Khuduk Formation, Mongolia, Bajocian/Bathonian
- (?)†Tetraphalerus mongolicus Ponomarenko, 1986 Gurvan-Eren Formation, Mongolia, Aptian
- (?)†Tetraphalerus notatus Ponomarenko, 1997 Dzun-Bain Formation, Mongolia, Aptian
- Tetraphalerus wagneri Waterhouse, 1901, recent, South America
Other described fossil species:[2]
- †Tetraphalerus largicoxa Lin, 1986 Guanyintan Formation, China Toarcian/Aalenian
- †Tetraphalerus penalveri Soriano & Delclòs, 2006 La Pedrera de Rúbies Formation, Spain, Barremian
- †Tetraphalerus ponomarenkoi Soriano & Delclòs, 2006 La Huérguina Formation, Spain, Barremian
Formerly assigned species
- †Tetraphalerus antiquus Ponomarenko, 1964 assigned to Allophalerus
- †Tetraphalerus bontsaganensis Ponomarenko, 1997 assigned to Allophalerus
- †Tetraphalerus brevicapitis Pononarenko & Martinez-Delclos, 2000 considered indeterminate by Kirejtshuk, 2020
- †Tetraphalerus fentaiensis (Ren, 1995) assigned to Monticupes
- †Tetraphalerus grandis Ponomarenko, 1964 assigned to Omma
- †Tetraphalerus incertus Ponomarenko, 1969 assigned to Allophalerus
- †Tetraphalerus laetus Lin, 1976 assigned to Notocupes
- †Tetraphalerus latus Tan et al. 2007 assigned to Allophalerus
- †Tetraphalerus lindae Jarzembowski et al. 2017 assigned to Bukhkalius
- †Tetraphalerus longicollis Ponomarenko, 1997 assigned to Omma
- †Tetraphalerus maximus Ponomarenko, 1968 assigned to Allophalerus
- †Tetraphalerus okhotensis Ponomarenko in Cromov et al., 1993 assigned to Allophalerus
- †Tetraphalerus oligocenicus (Crowson, 1962) assigned to Tetraphalerites
- †Tetraphalerus tenuipes Ponomarenko, 1964 assigned to Allophalerus
- †Tetraphalerus verrucosus Ponomarenko, 1966 assigned to Allophalerus
- †Tetraphalerus surrectus (Ren, 1995) assigned to Monticupes
References
- ↑ Kirejtshuk, Alexander G. (2020-02-17). "Taxonomic Review of Fossil Coleopterous Families (Insecta, Coleoptera). Suborder Archostemata: Superfamilies Coleopseoidea and Cupedoidea". Geosciences 10 (2): 73. doi:10.3390/geosciences10020073. ISSN 2076-3263. Bibcode: 2020Geosc..10...73K.
- ↑ Ommatidae Species List at Joel Hallan’s Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 11 May 2012.
Wikidata ☰ Q7706649 entry
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