''Tetraopes'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
longhorn beetle
The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns, are a large family of beetles, with over 35,000 species described. Most species are characterized by extremely long antennae, which are often as long as or longer than ...
s of the subfamily
Lamiinae
Lamiinae, commonly called flat-faced longhorns, are a subfamily of the longhorn beetle family (Cerambycidae). The subfamily includes over 750 genera, rivaled in diversity within the family only by the subfamily Cerambycinae
Cerambycinae is a s ...
, tribe
Tetraopini
Tetraopini is a tribe of longhorn beetles in the subfamily Lamiinae
Lamiinae, commonly called flat-faced longhorns, are a subfamily of the longhorn beetle family (Cerambycidae). The subfamily includes over 750 genera, rivaled in diversity with ...
, containing the following species:
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Tetraopes annulatus''
LeConte, 1847
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Tetraopes basalis''
LeConte, 1852
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Tetraopes batesi''
Chemsak, 1963
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Tetraopes cleroides''
Thomson, 1860
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Tetraopes comes''
Bates, 1881
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Tetraopes crassus''
Chemsak & Noguera, 2004
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Tetraopes crinitus''
Chemsak & Noguera, 2004
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Tetraopes discoideus''
LeConte, 1858
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Tetraopes elegans''
Horn, 1894
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Tetraopes femoratus''
LeConte, 1847
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Tetraopes huetheri''
Skillman, 2007
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Tetraopes ineditus''
Chemsak & Giesbert, 1986
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Tetraopes linsleyi''
Chemsak, 1963
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Tetraopes mandibularis''
Chemsak, 1963
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Tetraopes melanurus''
Schoenherr, 1817
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Tetraopes paracomes''
Chemsak, 1963
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Tetraopes pilosus''
Chemsak, 1963
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Tetraopes quinquemaculatus''
Haldeman, 1847
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Tetraopes skillmani''
Chemsak & Noguera, 2004
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Tetraopes subfasciatus''
Bates, 1881
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Tetraopes sublaevis''
Casey, 1913
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Tetraopes termophilus''
Chevrolat, 1861
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Tetraopes tetrophthalmus
The red milkweed beetle (''Tetraopes tetrophthalmus'') is a beetle in the family Cerambycidae.
Explanation of names
The binomial genus and species names are both derived from the Ancient Greek for "four eyes." As in many longhorn beetles, t ...
''
(Forster, 1771) - Red Milkweed Beetle
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Tetraopes texanus''
Horn, 1878
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Tetraopes thermophilus''
Chevrolat, 1861
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Tetraopes thoreyi''
Bates, 1881
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Tetraopes umbonatus''
LeConte, 1852
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Tetraopes varicornis''
Laporte, 1840
Extinct species
* †''
Tetraopes submersus''
(Cockerell, 1908)
Some species and their host plants
* ''T. annulatus'': …........''A. sullivantii'', ''A. subverticillata'', ''A. speciosa'', ''A. tuberosa'', ''A. verticillata'', ''A. viridiflorus''.
* ''T. basalis'': …..........''.A. eriocarpa'', ''A. fascicularis'', ''A. speciosa''
* ''T. discoideus'': …........''A. auriculata'', ''A. curassavica'', ''A. glaucescens'', ''A. linaria'', ''A. subverticillata'', ''A. verticillata''
* ''T. femoratus'': …........''A. fascicularis'', ''A. hallii'', ''A. hirtella'', ''A. lemmonii'', ''A. meadii'', ''A. speciosa'', ''A. syriaca'', ''A. viridis''
* ''T. huetheri'': …..........''A. verticillata''
* ''T. linsleyi'': …..........''A. linaria''
* ''T. mandibularis'': …......''A. latifolia''
* ''T. melanurus'': …........''A. capricornis asperula'', ''A. linaris'', ''A. subverticillata'', ''A. tuberosa''
* ''T. paracomes'': ........''Matelea quirosii''
* ''T. pilosus'': …...........''A. arenaria'', ''A. tuberosa''
* ''T. quadrimaculatus'': …......''A. syriaca''
* ''T. quinquemaculatus'': ......''A. amplexicaulis'', ''A. hirtella''
* ''T. sublaevis'': …..........''A. erosa''
* ''T. tetrophthalmus'': …......''A. syriaca''
* ''T. texanus'': …............''A. hirtella'', ''A. viridiflora'', ''A. viridis''
Bugguide.net Genus ''Tetraopes'' - Milkweed Longhorns. Food plants
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References
Tetraopini
Cerambycidae genera
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