Tetraphalerus

''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.

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:Ommatidae Species List
at Joel Hallan’s Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 11 May 2012.
* †'' 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

Ommatidae
Archostemata genera
Taxa named by Charles Owen Waterhouse

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