Niponius

Niponius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Staphyliniformia
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

1. "Niponiinae Fowler, 1912". BioLib. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
2. "Niponius Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
3. "Niponius". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-06-22.

Further reading

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