''Iphthiminus'' is a genus of
darkling beetles in the subfamily
Tenebrioninae.
Species
Species within this genus include:
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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)
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Iphthiminus lewisii'' (Horn, 1870)
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Iphthiminus opacus'' (LeConte, 1866)
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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
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