Biology:Niponius

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Short description: Genus of beetles

Niponius
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Histeridae
Subfamily: Niponiinae
Fowler, 1912
Genus: Niponius
Lewis, 1885

Niponius is a genus of clown beetles in the family Histeridae, the sole genus in the subfamily Niponiinae.[1] There are more than 20 described species in Niponius.[2][3]

Species

These 24 species belong to the genus Niponius:

  • Niponius andrewesi Lewis, 1893
  • Niponius bicolor Gardner, 1935
  • Niponius canalicollis Lewis, 1901
  • Niponius foveicollis Lewis, 1913
  • Niponius furcatus Lewis, 1885
  • Niponius himalayensis Gardner, 1926
  • Niponius impressicollis Lewis, 1885
  • Niponius interstitialis Lewis, 1913
  • Niponius magnus Sengupta & Pal, 1995
  • Niponius obtusiceps Lewis, 1885
  • Niponius osorioceps Lewis, 1885
  • Niponius parvulus Lewis, 1893
  • Niponius piceae Reichardt, 1933
  • Niponius polinae Reichardt, 1936
  • Niponius punjabensis Gardner, 1926
  • Niponius simplicipygus Reichardt, 1938
  • Niponius striaticeps Lewis, 1904
  • Niponius substriatus Gardner, 1926
  • Niponius tamanukii Kono, 1937
  • Niponius tenuis Sengupta & Pal, 1995
  • Niponius unidentatus Lewis, 1913
  • Niponius unistrius Lewis, 1913
  • Niponius variabilis Gardner, 1926
  • Niponius yamasakii Miwa, 1934


References

Further reading

  • Mazur, Slawomir (2011). A Concise Catalogue of the Histeridae (Insecta: Coleoptera). WULS - SGGW Press. ISBN 978-83-7583-3171. 

Wikidata ☰ Q14887272 entry