| Niphoparmena kivuensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Genus: | Niphoparmena |
| Species: | N. kivuensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Niphoparmena kivuensis (Breuning, 1939) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Niphoparmena kivuensis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. [1] [2] [3] It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1939, originally under the genus Mecynome . [1] [2] [3] [4]
It is 6–8.5 mm long and 1.7–2.8 mm wide, and its type locality is Tshibinda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [4] It is known from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, and Uganda. [1] [2]
The synonym N. rufobrunnea's type location is the Nyamukubi Mountains, DRC; its original description recorded its length as 9 mm and its width as 2.7 mm. [5] The synonym N. rotundipennis's type location is Rutshuru, DRC and its original description recorded its length as 10 mm and its width as 3.5 mm. [5] The synonym N. burgeoni's type location is 36 km (22 mi) south of Lubero, DRC, and its original description recorded its length as 9 mm and its width as 3 mm. It was named in honor of Louis Jules Léon Burgeon . [6]