Iphthiminus

Iphthiminus
Iphthiminus italicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Tenebrionidae
Subfamily:	Tenebrioninae
Genus:	Iphthiminus Spilman, 1973

Iphthiminus is a genus of darkling beetles in the subfamily Tenebrioninae.[1]

Species

Species within this genus include:

• Iphthiminus italicus (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 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.[2]

References

1. Biolib
2. Gardiner, Rebekka M.; Pollock, Darren A. (2015-11-26). "Revision of the Nearctic species of the genus Iphthiminus Spilman (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)". Zootaxa. 4048 (3): 352. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4048.3.2. ISSN 1175-5334.