Merimna

Merimna atrata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Superfamily:	Buprestoidea
Family:	Buprestidae
Subfamily:	Buprestinae
Tribe:	Melanophilini
Genus:	Merimna; Saunders, 1868
Species:	M. atrata
Binomial name
	Merimna atrata; (Gory & Laporte, 1837)

Last updated February 13, 2025

Merimna atrata is a species of beetle in the family Buprestidae, family Buprestinae, tribe Melanophilini and is the only species in the genus Merimna.^[1]^[2] It is native to Australia. It is a pyrophilic species, preferentially laying its eggs in recently burned wood. Its body has infrared sensors which allows it to avoid landing on burning hot surfaces.^[3]

References

↑ Bellamy, C. L. (2013). "Genus Merimna". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 7 Sep 2021.
↑ "Genus Merimna". iNaturalist Luxembourg. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
↑ Hinz, Marcel; Klein, Adrian; Schmitz, Anke; Schmitz, Helmut (2018-02-12). "The impact of infrared radiation in flight control in the Australian "firebeetle" Merimna atrata". PLOS ONE. 13 (2): e0192865. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0192865 . ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 5809089 . PMID 29432476.

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[1] Bellamy, C. L. (2013). "Genus Merimna". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 7 Sep 2021.

[2] "Genus Merimna". iNaturalist Luxembourg. Retrieved 2025-01-27.

[3] Hinz, Marcel; Klein, Adrian; Schmitz, Anke; Schmitz, Helmut (2018-02-12). "The impact of infrared radiation in flight control in the Australian "firebeetle" Merimna atrata". PLOS ONE. 13 (2): e0192865. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0192865 . ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 5809089 . PMID 29432476.

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