Allophalerus Explained

Allophalerus is an extinct genus of beetle in the family Ommatidae. It is known from nine species formerly included in the genus Tetraphalerus.^[1]

Systematics

• †Allophalerus antiquus (Ponomarenko 1964) Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Oxfordian
• †Allophalerus aphaleratus (Ponomarenko 1969) Kyzyl-Kiya, Kyrgyzstan, Pliensbachian
• †Allophalerus bontsaganensis (Ponomarenko 1997) Dzun-Bain Formation, Mongolia, Aptian
• †Allophalerus incertus (Ponomarenko 1969) Dzhil Formation, Kyrgyzstan, Hettangian
• †Allophalerus latus (Tan et al. 2007) Yixian Formation, China, Aptian
• †Allophalerus maximus (Ponomarenko 1968) Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Oxfordian
• †Allophalerus okhotensis (Ponomarenko 1993) Emanra Formation, Russian Federation, Turonian
• †Allophalerus tenuipes (Ponomarenko 1964) Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Oxfordian
• †Allophalerus verrucosus (Ponomarenko 1966) Zaza Formation, Russia, Aptian

Notes and References

1. Kirejtshuk. Alexander G.. 2020-02-17. Taxonomic Review of Fossil Coleopterous Families (Insecta, Coleoptera). Suborder Archostemata: Superfamilies Coleopseoidea and Cupedoidea. Geosciences. 10. 2. 73. 10.3390/geosciences10020073. 2076-3263. free. 2020Geosc..10...73K .