Revised-taxonomy
Guides
Dendrometrini
Dendrometrini is a tribe of click beetles (Elateridae) established by Gistel in 1848. The tribe encompasses several formerly independent higher-rank groups—Athoinae, Denticollinae, and Hemicrepidiini—which have been reclassified as subtribes. This taxonomic consolidation reflects modern phylogenetic understanding of relationships within the subfamily Dendrometrinae. Members share the characteristic click mechanism of Elateridae, enabling beetles to right themselves when overturned.
Eidophelus jalapae
Eidophelus jalapae is a minute bark beetle species in the tribe Cryphalini. Like other members of this group, it is extremely small, measuring approximately 1 mm in length. The species was subject to taxonomic reclassification as part of the 2024 revision of the former Cryphalini, which reorganized this historically chaotic group into three distinct tribes. Eidophelus jalapae is one of multiple species within the genus Eidophelus that were clarified through this taxonomic work.
Entephria bradorata
Entephria bradorata is a species of geometrid moth in the subfamily Larentiinae. It was elevated to species rank from a subspecies of E. polata in a 1997 revision of Nearctic Entephria. The species is known from North America, with records primarily from northern regions.
Eparces quadriceps
Eparces quadriceps is a Nearctic ichneumonid wasp in subfamily Ichneumoninae, first described by Cresson in 1867. The species has been recorded from multiple states across the United States, with recent taxonomic revision providing updated nomenclatural clarification and new distributional records. As a member of the parasitoid wasp family Ichneumonidae, it likely functions as a parasitoid of other insects, though specific host associations remain undocumented in available sources.
Phasia robertsonii
ball-nosed planthopper
A tachinid fly species in the genus Phasia, originally described from North America. The species has been reclassified from the genus Fitchiella, where it was previously placed as a planthopper. As a member of the Tachinidae family, it is a parasitoid fly. A 1995 study by Day documented biological observations identifying it as a native parasite of adult plant bugs (Miridae) feeding on alfalfa and grasses.
Phasiini
Phasiini is a tribe of tachinid flies (family Tachinidae) within the subfamily Phasiinae. Phylogenetic research has substantially revised its circumscription, with most historically assigned genera transferred to other tribes. The tribe currently comprises two genera: Elomya and Phasia. Members are parasitoid flies, with larvae developing inside other insects.
Scaphytopiini
Scaphytopiini is a tribe of leafhoppers within the subfamily Deltocephalinae, family Cicadellidae. The tribe was substantially revised by Zahniser & Dietrich (2013), who restricted its scope to include only three genera: Ascius, Scaphytopius, and Tenuarus. Multiple genera previously associated with Scaphytopiini were reassigned to other tribes within Deltocephalinae based on phylogenetic analysis. The tribe belongs to the order Hemiptera, suborder Auchenorrhyncha.