Merimna
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| Genus: | Merimna Saunders, 1868
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| Species: | M. atrata
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| Merimna atrata (Gory & Laporte, 1837)
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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.