''Iphthiminus'' is a genus of

darkling beetle Darkling beetle is the common name for members of the beetle family Tenebrionidae. The number of species in the Tenebrionidae is estimated at more than 20,000 and the family is cosmopolitan in distribution. Taxonomy ''Tenebrio'' is the Latin gen ...

s in the subfamily

Tenebrioninae Tenebrioninae is the largest subfamily of the darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae), containing flour beetles, among others. Tenebrioninae contains more than 20 tribes. Description Adults Adults are robust, mid-sized beetles that typically have e ...

Species

Species within this genus include: *''

Iphthiminus italicus ''Iphthiminus italicus'' is a species of darkling beetles in the subfamily Tenebrioninae Tenebrioninae is the largest subfamily of the darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae), containing flour beetles, among others. Tenebrioninae contains more than 2 ...

'' (Truqui, 1857) *'' Iphthiminus lewisii'' (Horn, 1870) *'' Iphthiminus opacus'' (LeConte, 1866) *'' Iphthiminus serratus'' (Mannerheim, 1843)

Habitat and Diet

''Ipthiminus'' are generally found under bark, especially in the rotting logs of

coniferous Conifers are a group of cone-bearing seed plants, a subset of gymnosperms. Scientifically, they make up the division Pinophyta (), also known as Coniferophyta () or Coniferae. The division contains a single extant class, Pinopsida. All extant ...

trees such as the Ponderosa Pine. ''Ipthiminus'' has been seen eating subcortical fungus, fruiting fungus such as '' Trichaptum'', and rotting wood itself in lavatory conditions.

References

Tenebrioninae Tenebrionidae genera {{Tenebrionidae-stub