Tetrapriocera

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Tetrapriocera
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Tetrapriocera longicornis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Bostrichidae
Tribe: Xyloperthini
Genus:Tetrapriocera
Horn, 1878

Tetrapriocera is a genus of horned powder-post beetles in the family Bostrichidae. There are at least four described species in Tetrapriocera. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Bostrichidae family of insects

The Bostrichidae are a family of beetles with more than 700 described species. They are commonly called auger beetles, false powderpost beetles, or horned powderpost beetles. The head of most auger beetles cannot be seen from above, as it is downwardly directed and hidden by the thorax. Exceptions are the powderpost beetles, and members of the subfamily Psoinae.

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Species

These four species belong to the genus Tetrapriocera:

<i>Tetrapriocera longicornis</i> species of insect

Tetrapriocera longicornis is a species of horned powder-post beetle in the family Bostrichidae. It is found in the Caribbean, Europe & Northern Asia, Central America, North America, and South America.

Data sources: i = ITIS, [1] c = Catalogue of Life, [2] g = GBIF, [3] b = Bugguide.net [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Tetrapriocera Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  2. 1 2 "Browse Tetrapriocera". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  3. 1 2 "Tetrapriocera". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  4. 1 2 "Tetrapriocera Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-29.

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