NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: complete
Latest Record Review: 2015

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Subfamily - Niponiinae
  Family - Histeridae
  Superfamily - Histeroidea
  Infraorder - Staphyliniformia
  Suborder - Polyphaga
  Order - Coleoptera
  Superorder - Holometabola
  Infraclass - Neoptera
  Subclass - Pterygota
  Class - Insecta
  Subphylum - Hexapoda
  Phylum - Arthropoda
  Superphylum - Ecdysozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Niponius andrewesi
      Species - Niponius bicolor
      Species - Niponius canalicollis
      Species - Niponius foveicollis
      Species - Niponius furcatus
      Species - Niponius himalayensis
      Species - Niponius impressicollis
      Species - Niponius interstitialis
      Species - Niponius osorioceps
      Species - Niponius parvulus
      Species - Niponius piceae
      Species - Niponius polinae
      Species - Niponius punjabensis
      Species - Niponius simplicipygus
      Species - Niponius striaticeps
      Species - Niponius substriatus
      Species - Niponius unidentatus
      Species - Niponius unistrius
      Species - Niponius yamasakii
      Species - Niponius variabilis
      Species - Niponius magnus
      Species - Niponius obtusiceps
      Species - Niponius tamanukii
      Species - Niponius tenuis