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 |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| 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]
References
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- ↑ Philips, T. K. (2000). Phylogenetic analysis of the New World Ptininae (Coleoptera: Bostrichoidea). Systematic Entomology 25 235-62.
- ↑ Niptus. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
External links
edit- Niptus. Fauna Europaea.
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