''Niptus'' is a genus of
beetle present in the
Australia
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n region, the
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
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, 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''.
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
*''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 abstrusus''
*'' Niptus arcanus''
*'' Niptus giulianii''
*''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 ...
'' – golden spider beetle
*''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''
References
External links
''Niptus''.
Fauna Europaea.
Ptinidae
Taxa named by Anatole Auguste Boieldieu
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