Published November 10, 2023 | Version v1
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Epepeotes taeniotinus subsp. taeniotinus taeniotinus (Heller 1924

  • 1. Institute of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei, 434025, China & Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, London, SW 7 5 BD, UK
  • 2. Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, London, SW 7 5 BD, UK
  • 3. Institute of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei, 434025, China

Description

Epepeotes taeniotinus taeniotinus (Heller, 1924)

Fig. 8d-g

Diochares desertus taeniotinus Heller, 1924: 424. Type locality: Samar [Philippines].

Epepeotes taeniotinus: Breuning 1943: 229.

Epepeotes taeniotinus taeniotinus: Barševskis 2020: 181.

Non-type material.

27 specimens. Indonesia (18): Maluccas [Moluccas] (2 males, 3 females); Celebes (1 male); Batchian (1 male, 3 females); Ternate (3 males, 3 females); Morty (2 females). Country unknown (9): H.L. Andrewes Bequest. (4): locality label unclear (3 males, 1 female); Pascoe collection (5): Mai (1 female); Gil (1 female); Maki (1 male, 1 female); locality label unreadable (1 female).

Comments.

The pale markings on elytra are variable, ranging from occupying most of the elytra to being almost a narrow X-like stripe.

Notes

Published as part of Xie, Guanglin, Barclay, Maxwell V. L. & Wang, Wenkai, 2023, The collection of the genus Epepeotes Pascoe, 1866 housed in the Natural History Museum, London (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae), pp. 19-39 in ZooKeys 1184 on page 19, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1184.111728

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References

  • Breuning, S, 1943. Etudes sur les Lamiaires (Coleop. Cerambycidae). Douzieme tribu: Agniini Thomson. Novitates Entomologicae, 3eme supplement (89-106): 137-280.
  • Barsevskis, A, 2020. To the knowledge of long-horned beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) of the Oriental Region. Part 3. Acta Biologica Universitatis Daugavpiliensis 20 (2): 173 - 188