Merimna

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Merimna atrata
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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)

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

  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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