Tetraphalerus

{{short description|Genus of beetles}} {{Automatic taxobox | fossil_range = {{fossilrange|Early Jurassic|Present}} | image = Tetraphalerus wagneri.jpg | image2 = Tetraphaleruswagneri800.jpg | image2_caption = ''Tetraphalerus wagneri'' in side (top) and dorsal (bottom) view | taxon = Tetraphalerus | authority = Waterhouse, 1901 | type_species = ''Tetraphalerus wagneri'' | type_species_authority = Waterhouse, 1901 }}

'''''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.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Kirejtshuk|first=Alexander G.|date=2020-02-17|title=Taxonomic Review of Fossil Coleopterous Families (Insecta, Coleoptera). Suborder Archostemata: Superfamilies Coleopseoidea and Cupedoidea|journal=Geosciences|volume=10|issue=2|pages=73|doi=10.3390/geosciences10020073|bibcode=2020Geosc..10...73K |issn=2076-3263|doi-access=free}}</ref>

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:<ref>[http://insects.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/Arthropoda/Insects/Coleoptera/Family/Ommatidae.txt Ommatidae Species List] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023021450/http://insects.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/Arthropoda/Insects/Coleoptera/Family/Ommatidae.txt |date=2012-10-23 }} at Joel Hallan’s Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 11 May 2012.</ref> * †''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== {{Reflist}}

Category:Ommatidae Category:Archostemata genera Category:Taxa named by Charles Owen Waterhouse

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