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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. |
Region
World [72]

Distribution for species of Niphona...
Distribution for species of Niphona
Group
Niphona [72]
Subgroup of
Gallery
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Pteropliini
Tamil Nadu

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Pteropliini
Sri Lanka

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Pteropliini
Sri Lanka

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Pteropliini
Sri Lanka

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Pteropliini
Thailand
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)
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Niphona affinis Breuning, 1938
- Afr. or. • 1♂ • xi-1985 • lam.#4677
datas on labels of lamiines in author's collectiondatas -
Niphona albofasciata Breuning, 1938
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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 collectiondatas -
Niphona alboplagiata Breuning, 1938
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Niphona albosignatipennis Breuning, 1968
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Niphona andamana Breuning, 1974
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Niphona andamanica Breuning, 1938
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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 collectiondatas -
Niphona appendiculatoides Breuning, 1964
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Niphona arrogans arrogans Pascoe, 1862
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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 collectiondatas -
Niphona batesi Gahan, 1895
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Niphona belligerans Pesarini & Sabbadini, 1997
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Niphona borneana Breuning, 1973
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Niphona borneensis Breuning, 1938
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Niphona cantonensis Gressitt, 1939
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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 collectiondatas -
Niphona chapaensis Pic, 1936
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Niphona chinensis Breuning, 1938
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Niphona crampeli Breuning, 1961
Taxa, synonyms
7 taxa refer to Niphona...
7 taxa refer to Niphona
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Niphona Mulsant, 1839 [ sp. type : Niphona picticornis Mulsant, 1839 ]
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Aelara Thomson, 1864 [ sp. type : Niphona regisfernandi Paiva, 1860 ]
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Camptocnema Thomson, 1864 [ sp. type : Sthenias lateralis White, 1858 ]
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Ocheutes Thomson, 1864 [ sp. type : Ocheutes scopulifera Thomson, 1864 ]
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Falsoniphona Pic, 1925 [ sp. type : Falsoniphona lutea Pic, 1925 ]
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Hamatoniphona Pic, 1936 [ sp. type : Camptocnema longicornis Pic, 1926 ]
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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
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Niphona Mulsant • Paris, Maison • 1839 • 1 : 169 [ nov ]
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Niphona ; Thomson • Paris • 1860 : 40 [ div ]
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Camptocnema Thomson • Mém. Soc. R. Sci. Liège • 1864 • 19 : 54, 367, 484 [ nov div ]
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Ocheutes Thomson • Mém. Soc. R. Sci. Liège • 1864 • 19 : 54, 368 [ nov ]
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Aelara Thomson • Mém. Soc. R. Sci. Liège • 1864 • 19 : 55, 368, 484 [ nov div ]
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Niphona ; Thomson • Mém. Soc. R. Sci. Liège • 1864 • 19 : 55, 368
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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
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Falsoniphona Pic • Mél. exot. Ent. • 1925 • 44 : 26 [ nov ]
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Hamatoniphona Pic • L'Echange • 1936 • 52, 466 : 31 [ nov ]
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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
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Niphona (Hammatoniphona) ; Breuning • Verl. Mus. G. Frey Tutz. München • 1961 • 4 : 231
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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
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Niphona (Spinoniphona) Hua • Acta Sci. Nat. Univ. Sunyatseni • 1989 • 1987, 2 : 74 [ nov ]
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Nyphona = Niphona ; Sama • Boll. Soc. ent. it. • 1991 • 123, 2 : 125
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Niphona ; Hüdepohl • Entomofauna • 1995 • 16, 14 : 295, 296 [ div ]details
Niphona ; Hüdepohl • Entomofauna • 1995 • 16, 14 : 295, 296
General information
- distinctive characters
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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
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Niphona ; Ashman & al. • Syst. Ent. • 2021 : 14 [ div ]details
Niphona ; Ashman & al. • Syst. Ent. • 2021 : 14
General information
- Phylogeny ; remark