Epipocinae

Gorham, 1873

handsome fungus beetles

Epipocinae is a of in the , commonly known as . It contains at least 4 and more than 40 described . The group was established by Gorham in 1873.

Epipocinae by (c) Annika Lindqvist, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Annika Lindqvist. Used under a CC-BY license.Epipocus cinctus 39747840 by Annika Lindqvist. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.Epipocus punctatus imported from iNaturalist photo 80954626 on 27 February 2022 by (c) jfox16, some rights reserved (CC BY). Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.

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How to pronounce Epipocinae: /ˌɛpɪpoʊˈsaɪni/

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Taxonomic Note

The Ephebus has conflicting authorship attributions. Some sources attribute it to Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836, but Bousquet & Bouchard (2013: 140) reject this, indicating no available names in prior usage. The accepted authorship is Gerstaecker, 1858.

Species Count Discrepancy

Sources vary on count: Wikipedia reports more than 40 described species, while iNaturalist reports 20 described species. The higher figure appears more recent.

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