Niptus
Genus of beetles
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Niptus is a genus of beetle present in the Australian region, the Palearctic (including Europe), the Near East, the Nearctic, and North Africa.
| Niptus | |
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| Niptus hololeucus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Family: | Ptinidae |
| Tribe: | Ptinini |
| Genus: | Niptus Boieldieu, 1856 |
| Species | |
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Niptus as it is currently described is polyphyletic and researchers have suggested splitting it into two or more genera.[1]
Species include:[2]
- Niptus abditus
- Niptus absconditus
- Niptus abstrusus
- Niptus arcanus
- Niptus giulianii
- Niptus hololeucus – golden spider beetle
- Niptus neotomae
- Niptus sleeperi
- Niptus ventriculus
