''Niptus'' is a genus of beetle present in the

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Palearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa. The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Sibe ...

(including Europe), the

Near East The ''Near East''; he, המזרח הקרוב; arc, ܕܢܚܐ ܩܪܒ; fa, خاور نزدیک, Xāvar-e nazdik; tr, Yakın Doğu is a geographical term which roughly encompasses a transcontinental region in Western Asia, that was once the hist ...

, the Nearctic, and North Africa. ''Niptus'' as it is currently described is polyphyletic and researchers have suggested splitting it into two or more genera. Species include:''Niptus''.
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Niptus abditus ''Niptus'' is a genus of beetle present in the Australian region, the Palearctic (including Europe), the Near East, the Nearctic, and North Africa. ''Niptus'' as it is currently described is polyphyly, polyphyletic and researchers have suggested ...

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Niptus absconditus ''Niptus'' is a genus of beetle present in the Australian region, the Palearctic (including Europe), the Near East, the Nearctic, and North Africa. ''Niptus'' as it is currently described is polyphyletic and researchers have suggested split ...

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Niptus abstrusus ''Niptus'' is a genus of beetle present in the Australian region, the Palearctic (including Europe), the Near East, the Nearctic, and North Africa. ''Niptus'' as it is currently described is polyphyletic and researchers have suggested split ...

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Niptus arcanus ''Niptus'' is a genus of beetle present in the Australian region, the Palearctic (including Europe), the Near East, the Nearctic, and North Africa. ''Niptus'' as it is currently described is polyphyletic and researchers have suggested split ...

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Niptus giulianii ''Niptus'' is a genus of beetle present in the Australian region, the Palearctic (including Europe), the Near East, the Nearctic, and North Africa. ''Niptus'' as it is currently described is polyphyletic and researchers have suggested split ...

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Niptus hololeucus The golden spider beetle, ''Niptus hololeucus'', is a species of spider beetle in the family Ptinidae. Description ''Niptus hololeucus'' is 3–4.5mm in length. Its body is covered in silky golden hairs and fine scales. Habitat ''Niptus holol ...

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Niptus neotomae ''Niptus'' is a genus of beetle present in the Australian region, the Palearctic (including Europe), the Near East, the Nearctic, and North Africa. ''Niptus'' as it is currently described is polyphyletic and researchers have suggested split ...

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Niptus sleeperi ''Niptus'' is a genus of beetle present in the Australian region, the Palearctic (including Europe), the Near East, the Nearctic, and North Africa. ''Niptus'' as it is currently described is polyphyletic and researchers have suggested split ...

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Niptus ventriculus ''Niptus ventriculus'' is a species of spider beetle in the family Ptinidae. It is found in Central America and North America. References Further reading * * * Bostrichoidea Articles created by Qbugbot Beetles described in 1859 T ...

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''Niptus''.
Fauna Europaea. Ptinidae Taxa named by Anatole Auguste Boieldieu {{Bostrichoidea-stub