Niphoparmena kivuensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Family:
Cerambycidae
Genus:
Niphoparmena
Species:
N. kivuensis
Binomial name
Niphoparmena kivuensis
(Breuning, 1939)
Synonyms
  • Mecynome (Niphoparmena) burgeoni Breuning, 1939
  • Mecynome (Niphoparmena) kivuensis Breuning, 1939
  • Mecynome (Niphoparmena) rotundipennis Breuning, 1950
  • Mecynome (Niphoparmena) rufobrunnea Breuning, 1939

Niphoparmena kivuensis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1939, originally under the genus Mecynome.[1]

It is 6–8½ mm long and 1⅔–2¾ mm wide, and its type locality is Tshibinda, DRC.[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 2⅔ mm.[3]

The synonym N. rotundipennis's type location is Rutshuru, DRC and its original description recorded its length as 10 mm and its width as 3½ mm.[3]

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.[4]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib.cz - Niphoparmena kivuensis. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.
  2. ↑ Breuning, Stephan (1939). "Novae species Cerambycidarum VII". Festschrift zum 60. Geburtstage von Professor Dr. Embrik Strand. Vol. 5. Riga. p. 151.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. 1 2 Breuning, Stephan (1939). "Novae species Cerambycidarum VII". Festschrift zum 60. Geburtstage von Professor Dr. Embrik Strand. Vol. 5. Riga. p. 152.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ↑ Breuning, Stephan (1939). "Novae species Cerambycidarum VII". Festschrift zum 60. Geburtstage von Professor Dr. Embrik Strand. Vol. 5. Riga. p. 153.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)


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