Niphoparmena kivuensis
| Niphoparmena kivuensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Genus: | Niphoparmena |
| Species: | N. kivuensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Niphoparmena kivuensis (Breuning, 1939)
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Niphoparmena kivuensis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae.[1][2][3] It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1939, originally under the genus Mecynome.[1][2][3][4]
It is 6–8.5 mm long and 1.7–2.8 mm wide, and its type locality is Tshibinda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[4] It is known from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, and Uganda.[1][2]
The synonym N. rufobrunnea's type location is the Nyamukubi Mountains, DRC; its original description recorded its length as 9 mm and its width as 2.7 mm.[5] The synonym N. rotundipennis's type location is Rutshuru, DRC and its original description recorded its length as 10 mm and its width as 3.5 mm.[5] The synonym N. burgeoni's type location is 36 km (22 mi) south of Lubero, DRC, and its original description recorded its length as 9 mm and its width as 3 mm. It was named in honor of Louis Jules Léon Burgeon.[6]
References
- ^ a b c "Niphoparmena kivuensis (Breuning, 1939)". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ a b c Tavakilian, Gérard & Chevillotte, Hervé. "Niphoparmena kivuensis (Breuning, 1939)". TITAN: Cerambycidae database. IRD-MNHN/GBIF France. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ a b "Niphoparmena kivuensis". BioLib.cz. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ a b Breuning (1939), p. 151.
- ^ a b Breuning (1939), p. 152.
- ^ Breuning (1939), p. 153.
- Breuning, Stephan (1939). "Novae species Cerambycidarum VII". Festschrift zum 60. Geburtstage von Professor Dr. Embrik Strand. Vol. 5. Riga: Liepājas Burtnieks. pp. 144–290.