Niponius
Genus of beetles
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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]
| Niponius | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Histeridae |
| Subfamily: | Niponiinae Fowler, 1912 |
| Genus: | Niponius Lewis, 1885 |
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
