''Blepephaeus succinctor'' is a species of

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in the family

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. It was described by Louis Alexandre Auguste Chevrolat in 1852, originally under the genus '' Monohammus''. It is known from

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, Sumatra,

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. It feeds on '' Acacia confusa'', '' Albizia chinensis'', '' Firmiana simplex'', '' Melia azedarach'', ''

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Subspecies

* ''Blepephaeus succinctor succinctor'' (Chevrolat, 1852) * ''Blepephaeus succinctor sumatrensis'' Breuning, 1965

References

Blepephaeus Beetles described in 1852 Taxa named by Louis Alexandre Auguste Chevrolat Beetles of Asia {{Lamiini-stub