''Niptus'' is a genus of

beetle Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...

present in the

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n region, the

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(including

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), the

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, the

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, and

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. ''Niptus'' as it is currently described is

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and researchers have suggested splitting it into two or more genera. Species include:''Niptus''.
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) *'' Niptus abditus'' *'' Niptus absconditus'' *'' Niptus abstrusus'' *'' Niptus arcanus'' *'' Niptus giulianii'' *'' Niptus hololeucus'' – golden spider beetle *'' Niptus neotomae'' *'' Niptus sleeperi'' *'' Niptus ventriculus''

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