Tetropini

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Tetropini is a tribe of longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae) within the Lamiinae. The tribe comprises three recognized : Tetrops (the type genus), Lenotetrops, and Paratetrops. Members of this tribe are small to medium-sized cerambycids with ecological associations to woody plants. The group has received taxonomic attention in recent decades, with two genera described in the 21st century.

Tetrops praeusta by G.G. Yakobson. Used under a Public domain license.Reitter-1912 bugs3140 by Edmund Reitter . Used under a Public domain license.Tetrops praeusta (Linné, 1758) (4644646025) by Udo Schmidt from Deutschland. Used under a CC BY-SA 2.0 license.

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How to pronounce Tetropini: /tɛˈtrɒpɪni/

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Taxonomic history

The Tetrops was established by Stephens in 1829. Lenotetrops was added by Danilevsky in 2012, and Paratetrops was described by Lazarev in 2024, indicating ongoing revision of this tribe.

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