Genus of beetles
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]
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
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