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Epepeotes plorator plorator
Epepeotes plorator plorator is the scientific name of a group -also called lamiines or flat-faced longhorned beetles-
Epepeotes plorator plorator (Newman, 1842)
E. Newman is the author of the original taxon.
The type specimen used for original description is cited from Luzon.
Epepeotes plorator plorator (Newman, 1842) is the full name of the group-subspecies in the taxonomic classification system.
The group is the nominal subdivision of Epepeotes plorator, species combined with the genus Epepeotes ranked in the tribe Lamiini.
Classification
Region
World [1]

Distribution for Epepeotes plorator plorator
Group
(plorator) [1]
Subgroup of
Taxa, synonyms
5 taxa refer to Epepeotes plorator plorator
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Monohammus plorator Newman, 1842 [ type locality : Manilla ]
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Rhamses vitticollis Thomson, 1878 [ type locality : Borneo ]
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Diochares mindanaonis Heller, 1915 [ type locality : Mindanao, Davao ]
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Epepeotes multinotatus Pic, 1925 [ type locality : Japon ]
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Epepeotes spinosoides Breuning, 1980 [ type locality : Mindanao ]
Bibliography
Some citations found in the bibliography excluding lists and catalogs except with nomenclatural act or image or data
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Monohammus plorator Newman • The Entomologist • 1842 • 1 (17) : 276 [ nov loc ]
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Epepeotes plorator ; Gemminger & Harold • G. Beck, Munich • 1873 • 10 : 3014
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Rhamses vitticollis Thomson • Bull. Soc. ent. France • 1878 • 1878 : xviii [ nov loc ]
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Diochares mindanaonis Heller • The Philipp. Journ. Sc. • 1915 • 10 D (4) : 240 [ nov loc ]
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Epepeotes multinotatus Pic • Mél. exot. Ent. • 1925 • 43 : 19 [ nov ]
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Epepeotes multinotatus ; Matsushita • J. Fac. Agric. Hokkaido Imp. Univ. • 1933 • 34 : 323 [ loc ]
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Epepeotes plorator m. mindanaonis ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1943 • 13-14 (89-137) : 225
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Epepeotes plorator ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1943 • 13-14 (89-137) : 148, 225 [ loc ill div ]
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Epepeotes spinosoides Breuning • Mitt. zool. Mus. Berlin • 1980 • 56 (2) : 170 [ nov loc div ]details
Epepeotes spinosoides Breuning • Mitt. zool. Mus. Berlin • 1980 • 56 (2) : 170
General information
- distinctive characters
- new taxon/name
Distribution
- [locality type] Mindanao
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Monohammus plorator = Epepeotes spinosoides ; Hüdepohl • Ent. Arb. Mus. Frey • 1983 • 31 (32) : 184
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Epepeotes plorator ; Hüdepohl • Ent. Arb. Mus. Frey • 1983 • 31 (32) : 184 [ div syn ]details
Epepeotes plorator ; Hüdepohl • Ent. Arb. Mus. Frey • 1983 • 31 (32) : 184
General information
- remark
- synonymy
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Epepeotes spinosoides ; Chemin & Vives • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2017 • n.s., 25 : 14 [ ill ]details
Epepeotes spinosoides ; Chemin & Vives • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2017 • n.s., 25 : 14
General information
- color photo, holotype
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Epepeotes plorator ; Chemin & Vives • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2017 • n.s., 25 : 14 [ div ]details
Epepeotes plorator ; Chemin & Vives • Les Cahiers Magellanes • 2017 • n.s., 25 : 14
General information
- remark
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Epepeotes plorator plorator ; Xie & al. • ZooKeys • 2023 • 1184 : 26 [ ill div ]details
Epepeotes plorator plorator ; Xie & al. • ZooKeys • 2023 • 1184 : 26
General information
- distinctive characters ; remark
- color photo, holotype, ♂ ; color photo, ♀
Distribution
- Philippines
Figures
Some references with images to see in bibliography
- Epepeotes plorator (Newman, 1842) • see Breuning, 1943
- Holotype of Epepeotes spinosoides Breuning, 1980 • see Chemin & Vives, 2017
- Holotype ♂, ♀ of Epepeotes plorator plorator (Newman, 1842) • see Xie & al., 2023
Collection
11 specimens in author's collection

Datas on labels
- Philippines, Leyte • 1♂ • 23 mm • iv-2011 • lam.#15893
- Philippines, Mindanao, Agusan • 1♀ • 21.5 mm • iv-1992 • lam.#14019
- Philippines, Mindanao, Bukidnon • 2♂2♀ • 21.5-25.5 mm • v-2013 • lam.#16340, 16341, 16994, 16995
- Philippines, Mindanao, Sultan Kudarat, Mt. Syniop • 4♂1♀ • 18.5-23.5 mm • ix-1994, x-1994 • lam.#1148, 1151, 1157, 1260, 1262