''Niponius'' is a genus of clown beetles in the family

Histeridae Histeridae is a family of beetles commonly known as clown beetles or Hister beetles. This very diverse group of beetles contains 3,900 species found worldwide. They can be easily identified by their shortened elytra that leaves two of the seven ...

, 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

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