Coleoptera Cerambycidae Lamiinae


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Niphona

Niphona is the scientific name of a group of Lamiinae -also called lamiines or flat-faced longhorned beetles-


Niphona Mulsant, 1839

E. Mulsant is the author of the original taxon.

The type species is Niphona picticornis Mulsant, 1839.

Niphona Mulsant, 1839 is the full name of the group-genus in the taxonomic classification system.

Niphona has 3 subgenera and 70 species plus 2 non-nominal subspecies. This genus is ranked in the Pteropliini tribe of Lamiinae.


Classification

kingdom
Animalia
~1,200,000 sp.
phylum
Arthropoda
~1,000,000 sp.
class
Insecta
~830,000 sp.
order
Coleoptera
~350,000 sp.
family
Cerambycidae
~35,000 sp.
subfamily
Lamiinae
20,351 sp.
tribe
Pteropliini
2,133 sp.
genus
Niphona
70 sp.


Group

Niphona  [72]

Subgroup of

Subdivided into 3 subgenera...


Gallery

Last images posted online

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Niphona fuscatrix, ♂, Pteropliini, Tamil Nadu
Niphona fuscatrix

Pteropliini
Tamil Nadu
Niphona fuscatrix, ♂, Pteropliini, Sri Lanka
Niphona fuscatrix

Pteropliini
Sri Lanka
Niphona fuscatrix, ♀, Pteropliini, Sri Lanka
Niphona fuscatrix

Pteropliini
Sri Lanka
Niphona malaccensis, ♂, Pteropliini, Sri Lanka
Niphona malaccensis

Pteropliini
Sri Lanka
Niphona princeps, ♂, Pteropliini, Thailand
Niphona princeps

Pteropliini
Thailand
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List of species

72 species and subspecies (70 species and 2 non-nominal subspecies)...

72 species and subspecies (70 species and 2 non-nominal subspecies)

  • Niphona affinis Breuning, 1938
    • Afr. or. • 1♂ • xi-1985 • lam.#4677
    datas on labels of lamiines in author's collection
    datas
  • Niphona albofasciata Breuning, 1938
  • Niphona albolateralis Pic, 1926
    • Thailand, Phrae, Wang Chin, near Wiang Kosai NP • 3♂1♀ • 14.5-18 mm • v-2018 • lam.#20964, 20965, 20966, 20967
    datas on labels of lamiines in author's collection
    datas
  • Niphona alboplagiata Breuning, 1938
  • Niphona albosignatipennis Breuning, 1968
  • Niphona andamana Breuning, 1974
  • Niphona andamanica Breuning, 1938
  • Niphona appendiculata Gerstaecker, 1871
    • Cameroun, Obout • 1♂ • 18.5 mm • x-1993 • lam.#2341
    • Kenya, 7-8km S-SO. Ukunda • 2♂3♀ • 12.5-13.5 mm • viii-2009 • lam.#12450, 12451, 12452, 12453, 12454
    • Tanzanie, Mufindi, Mafinga • 1♂ • 14 mm • lam.#4676
    datas on labels of lamiines in author's collection
    datas
  • Niphona appendiculatoides Breuning, 1964
  • Niphona arrogans arrogans Pascoe, 1862
  • Niphona arrogans mindanaona Breuning, 1980
    • Philippines, Mindanao, Bukidnon • 2♀ • 25.5 mm • vii-2013, viii-2013 • lam.#16822, 16823
    • Philippines, Mindanao, Bukidnon, Kabanglasan • 1♀ • 20 mm • vii-2014 • lam.#21265
    • Philippines, Mindanao, Misamis, Balingasag • 1♂1♀ • 21.5-23 mm • iv-2014 • lam.#21263, 21264
    datas on labels of lamiines in author's collection
    datas
  • Niphona batesi Gahan, 1895
  • Niphona belligerans Pesarini & Sabbadini, 1997
  • Niphona borneana Breuning, 1973
  • Niphona borneensis Breuning, 1938
  • Niphona cantonensis Gressitt, 1939
  • Niphona celebensis Breuning, 1961
    • Sulawesi • 1♀ • 20.5 mm • iv-1997 • lam.#13462
    • Sulawesi, Pulu Pulu • 1♂ • 25.5 mm • xi-1998 • lam.#13493
    datas on labels of lamiines in author's collection
    datas
  • Niphona chapaensis Pic, 1936
  • Niphona chinensis Breuning, 1938
  • Niphona crampeli Breuning, 1961


Taxa, synonyms

7 taxa refer to Niphona...

7 taxa refer to Niphona

  • Niphona Mulsant, 1839 [ sp. type : Niphona picticornis Mulsant, 1839 ]
  • Aelara Thomson, 1864 [ sp. type : Niphona regisfernandi Paiva, 1860 ]
  • Camptocnema Thomson, 1864 [ sp. type : Sthenias lateralis White, 1858 ]
  • Ocheutes Thomson, 1864 [ sp. type : Ocheutes scopulifera Thomson, 1864 ]
  • Falsoniphona Pic, 1925 [ sp. type : Falsoniphona lutea Pic, 1925 ]
  • Hamatoniphona Pic, 1936 [ sp. type : Camptocnema longicornis Pic, 1926 ]
  • Niphona (Spinoniphona) Hua, 1989 [ sp. type : Niphona (Spinoniphona) longzhouensis Hua, 1989 ]


Bibliography

Some citations found in the bibliography excluding lists and catalogs except with nomenclatural act or image or data...

Some citations found in the bibliography excluding lists and catalogs except with nomenclatural act or image or data

  • Niphona Mulsant • Paris, Maison • 1839 • 1  : 169 [ nov ]
  • Niphona ; Thomson • Paris • 1860  : 40 [ div ]
  • Camptocnema Thomson • Mém. Soc. R. Sci. Liège • 1864 • 19  : 54, 367, 484 [ nov div ]
  • Ocheutes Thomson • Mém. Soc. R. Sci. Liège • 1864 • 19  : 54, 368 [ nov ]
  • Aelara Thomson • Mém. Soc. R. Sci. Liège • 1864 • 19  : 55, 368, 484 [ nov div ]
  • Niphona ; Thomson • Mém. Soc. R. Sci. Liège • 1864 • 19  : 55, 368
  • Aelara ; Pascoe • The Trans. Entomol. Soc. London • 1864 • 3, 3, 1  : 57, 81 [ div ]
    details

    Aelara ; Pascoe • The Trans. Entomol. Soc. London • 1864 • 3, 3, 1 : 57, 81

    General information

    • description ; distinctive characters
  • Falsoniphona Pic • Mél. exot. Ent. • 1925 • 44  : 26 [ nov ]
  • Hamatoniphona Pic • L'Echange • 1936 • 52, 466  : 31 [ nov ]
  • Niphona ; Breuning • Bull. I.F.A.N. • 1961 • 23, A, 3  : 739 [ key div ]
    details

    Niphona ; Breuning • Bull. I.F.A.N. • 1961 • 23, A, 3 : 739

    General information

    • description ; key
  • Niphona (Hammatoniphona) ; Breuning • Verl. Mus. G. Frey Tutz. München • 1961 • 4  : 231
  • Niphona ; Breuning • Ent. Arb. Mus. Frey • 1964 • 15  : 94 [ key ]
    details

    Niphona ; Breuning • Ent. Arb. Mus. Frey • 1964 • 15 : 94

    General information

    • key update element
  • Niphona (Spinoniphona) Hua • Acta Sci. Nat. Univ. Sunyatseni • 1989 • 1987, 2  : 74 [ nov ]
  • Nyphona = Niphona ; Sama • Boll. Soc. ent. it. • 1991 • 123, 2  : 125
  • Niphona ; Hüdepohl • Entomofauna • 1995 • 16, 14  : 295, 296 [ div ]
    details

    Niphona ; Hüdepohl • Entomofauna • 1995 • 16, 14 : 295, 296

    General information

    • distinctive characters
  • Niphona ; Brustel & al. • Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. • 2003 • 38, 4  : 453 [ div ]
    details

    Niphona ; Brustel & al. • Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. • 2003 • 38, 4 : 453

    General information

    • remark
  • Niphona ; Ashman & al. • Syst. Ent. • 2021  : 14 [ div ]
    details

    Niphona ; Ashman & al. • Syst. Ent. • 2021 : 14

    General information

    • Phylogeny ; remark