Iphthiminus italicus

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Iphthiminus italicus
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Iphthiminus italicus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Tenebrionidae
Genus: Iphthiminus
Species:
I. italicus
Binomial name
Iphthiminus italicus
(Truqui, 1857)
Synonyms

Iphthimus italicusTruqui, 1857

Iphthiminus italicus is a species of darkling beetles, family Tenebrionidae. [1] [2]

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Subspecies

There are three subspecies: [1] [2]

Distribution

This species is present in Italy, Croatia, [1] [2] Hungary, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Albania, Greece, Cyprus, [2] and Bulgaria. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Iphthiminus italicus (Truqui, 1857)". BioLib.cz. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Iphthiminus italicus (Truqui, 1857)". Fauna Europaea . 2004. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  3. Sivilov, O. (2012). "First record of Iphthiminus italicus (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) in Bulgaria". ZooNotes. 35: 1–4.