# Tetraphalerus

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{{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](/source/Charles_Owen_Waterhouse), 1901
| type_species = ''[Tetraphalerus wagneri](/source/Tetraphalerus_wagneri)''
| type_species_authority = Waterhouse, 1901
}}

'''''Tetraphalerus''''' is a genus of [beetle](/source/beetle)s in the family [Ommatidae](/source/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](/source/Tetraphalerus_brevis)'' <small>Ponomarenko, 1964</small> – [Karabastau Formation](/source/Karabastau_Formation), Kazakhstan, [Oxfordian](/source/Oxfordian_(stage))
*''[Tetraphalerus bruchi](/source/Tetraphalerus_bruchi)'' <small>Heller, 1913</small> – recent, Northern Argentina
* (?)†''[Tetraphalerus collaris](/source/Tetraphalerus_collaris)'' <small>Ponomarenko, 1997</small> – [Dzun-Bain Formation](/source/Dzun-Bain_Formation), Mongolia, [Aptian](/source/Aptian)
* (?)†''[Tetraphalerus glabratus](/source/Tetraphalerus_glabratus)'' <small>Ponomarenko, 1997</small> – [Togo-Khuduk Formation](/source/Togo-Khuduk_Formation), Mongolia, [Bajocian](/source/Bajocian)/[Bathonian](/source/Bathonian)
* (?)†''[Tetraphalerus mongolicus](/source/Tetraphalerus_mongolicus)'' <small>Ponomarenko, 1986</small> – [Gurvan-Eren Formation](/source/Gurvan-Eren_Formation), Mongolia, Aptian
* (?)†''[Tetraphalerus notatus](/source/Tetraphalerus_notatus)'' <small>Ponomarenko, 1997</small> – Dzun-Bain Formation, Mongolia, Aptian
*''[Tetraphalerus wagneri](/source/Tetraphalerus_wagneri)'' <small>Waterhouse, 1901</small> – 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](/source/Tetraphalerus_largicoxa)'' <small>Lin, 1986</small> – [Guanyintan Formation](/source/Guanyintan_Formation), China, [Toarcian](/source/Toarcian)/[Aalenian](/source/Aalenian)
* †''[Tetraphalerus penalveri](/source/Tetraphalerus_penalveri)'' <small>Soriano & Delclòs, 2006</small> – [La Pedrera de Rúbies Formation](/source/La_Pedrera_de_R%C3%BAbies_Formation), Spain, [Barremian](/source/Barremian)
* †''[Tetraphalerus ponomarenkoi](/source/Tetraphalerus_ponomarenkoi)'' <small>Soriano & Delclòs, 2006</small> – [La Huérguina Formation](/source/La_Hu%C3%A9rguina_Formation), Spain, Barremian

== Formerly assigned species ==

* †''Tetraphalerus antiquus'' <small>Ponomarenko, 1964 assigned to ''[Allophalerus](/source/Allophalerus)''</small>
* †''Tetraphalerus bontsaganensis'' <small>Ponomarenko, 1997 assigned to ''Allophalerus''</small>
* †''Tetraphalerus brevicapitis'' <small>Pononarenko & Martinez-Delclos, 2000 considered indeterminate by Kirejtshuk, 2020</small>
* †''Tetraphalerus fentaiensis'' <small>(Ren, 1995) assigned to ''[Monticupes](/source/Monticupes)''</small>
* †''Tetraphalerus grandis'' <small>Ponomarenko, 1964 assigned to ''[Omma](/source/Omma)''</small>
* †''Tetraphalerus incertus'' <small>Ponomarenko, 1969 assigned to ''Allophalerus''</small>
* †''Tetraphalerus laetus'' <small>Lin, 1976 assigned to ''[Notocupes](/source/Notocupes)''</small> 
* †''Tetraphalerus latus'' <small>Tan et al. 2007</small> <small>assigned to ''Allophalerus''</small>
* †''Tetraphalerus lindae'' <small>Jarzembowski et al. 2017 assigned to ''[Bukhkalius](/source/Bukhkalius)''</small>
* †''Tetraphalerus longicollis'' <small>Ponomarenko, 1997 assigned to ''Omma''</small>
* †''Tetraphalerus maximus'' <small>Ponomarenko, 1968 assigned to ''Allophalerus''</small>
* †''Tetraphalerus okhotensis'' <small>Ponomarenko in Cromov et al., 1993 assigned to ''Allophalerus''</small>
* †''Tetraphalerus oligocenicus'' <small>(Crowson, 1962) assigned to ''[Tetraphalerites](/source/Tetraphalerites)''</small>
* †''Tetraphalerus tenuipes'' <small>Ponomarenko, 1964 assigned to ''Allophalerus''</small>
* †''Tetraphalerus verrucosus'' <small>Ponomarenko, 1966 assigned to ''Allophalerus''</small>
* †''Tetraphalerus surrectus'' <small>(Ren, 1995) assigned to ''Monticupes''</small>

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

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