Biology:Merimna

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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

  1. ↑ Bellamy, C. L. (2013). "Genus Merimna". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. https://cerambycids.com/Buprestidae/WorldCat/Genera/Merimna.htm. 
  2. ↑ "Genus Merimna" (in en). https://inaturalist.lu/taxa/706507-Merimna. 
  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" (in en). PLOS ONE 13 (2). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0192865. ISSN 1932-6203. PMID 29432476. PMC 5809089. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0192865. 

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