Niponius Explained

Niponius is a genus of clown beetles in the family Histeridae, the sole genus in the subfamily Niponiinae. There are more than 20 described species in Niponius.

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

Further reading

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