Epectasis Bates, 1866

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11606/1807-0205/2019.59.15
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4973592
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scientific name	Epectasis Bates, 1866
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Epectasis View in CoL was originally described in Pogonocherini View in CoL for E. attenuata Bates, 1866 View in CoL (= Saperda juncea Newman, 1840 View in CoL ), from Brazil (Amazonas). Lacordaire (1872) transferred Epectasis View in CoL to Estolini, currently a junior synonym of Desmiphorini View in CoL . Bates (1880) included Epectasis in Ataxiini View in CoL (currently, equal to Pteropliini View in CoL ):“I propose to include it in the “groupe” Ptéropliides of the ‘Genera,’ and the genera Epectasis View in CoL , Amphicnaeia View in CoL , and Aletretia , which have been hitherto placed in widely different groups.” Aurivillius (1923) included Epectasis View in CoL in Emphytoeciini View in CoL , currently under synonymy of Pteropliini View in CoL . Epectasis View in CoL remains a problematic genus, with evident different species often being identified as a single species. This is notably true regarding E.juncea View in CoL . It is possible to note in Bezark (2018) that some species with remarkable differences are being identified as E. juncea View in CoL . However, it is not the scope of this work to deal with these problems in Epectasis View in CoL , a genus needing a full revision.