Iphthiminus serratus

Iphthiminus serratus is a species of darkling beetles in the subfamily Tenebrioninae..[1] Originally I. sublaevis and I. salebrosus were considered subspecies of I. serratus due to minor geographical variation, but this variation is gradual and they are now considered synonyms.[2]

Iphthiminus serratus
Iphthiminus serratus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Tenebrionidae
Subfamily:
Tenebrioninae
Genus:
Iphthiminus
Species:
I. serratus
Binomial name
Iphthiminus serratus
(Mannerheim, 1843)
Synonyms
  • Nyctobates serratus (Mannerheim, 1843)
  • Iphthiminus salebrosus (Casey, 1924)
  • Nyctobates sublaevis (Bland, 1865)

Appearance

They are differentiated from the other species of Iphthiminus as they have only a moderately wrinkled prothorax with moderate serrations of the lateral edges.[2]

Distribution

This species is present primarily in the North Pacific, including California, Idaho, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming, and British Columbia.[2]

Diet and habitat

Like other darkling beetles in the genus Iphthiminus, I. serratus is associated with rotting coniferous logs, especially pine wood.[2] When raised in captivity by the Invertebrate Dude, I. serratus was observed eating chick feed and rotting wood[3]

References
  1. Zicha, Ondrej. "BioLib: Biological library". www.biolib.cz.
  2. Gardiner, Rebekka M.; Pollock, Darren A. (26 November 2015). "Revision of the Nearctic species of the genus Iphthiminus Spilman (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 4048 (3): 357–360. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4048.3.2. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  3. Dude, Invertebrate (2020-05-23). "Invertebrate Dude: New Darklings from ShapesInNature!!!". Invertebrate Dude. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
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