''Epilectus'' is a genus in the ground beetle family

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. There are two described species in ''Epilectus'', found in Australia. The genus ''Epilectus'' Faust, 1904, a

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, is a synonym of ''Eurycleonus'' Bedel, 1907 and is no longer valid.

Species

These five species belong to the genus ''Epilectus'': * '' Epilectus fortis'' (Blackburn, 1888) * '' Epilectus mastersi'' (W.J.MacLeay, 1869)

References

Scaritinae {{Scaritinae-stub