''Epepeotes plorator'' is a species of

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in the family

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. It was described by Newman in 1842. It is known from

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and the

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Subspecies

* ''Epepeotes plorator celebensis'' Aurivillius, 1921 * ''Epepeotes plorator plorator'' (Newman, 1842) * ''Epepeotes plorator sanghiricus'' Breuning, 1938 * ''Epepeotes plorator uniformis'' Breuning, 1943

References

plorator Beetles described in 1842 {{Lamiini-stub