Niphoparmena kivuensis

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]

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

It's 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. 5. Riga. p. 151.
  3. Breuning, Stephan (1939). "Novae species Cerambycidarum VII". Festschrift zum 60. Geburtstage von Professor Dr. Embrik Strand. 5. Riga. p. 152.
  4. Breuning, Stephan (1939). "Novae species Cerambycidarum VII". Festschrift zum 60. Geburtstage von Professor Dr. Embrik Strand. 5. Riga. p. 153.


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