Melanophila
| Melanophila | |
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| Melanophila consputa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Buprestidae |
| Tribe: | Melanophilini |
| Genus: | Melanophila Eschscholtz, 1829 |
Melanophila is a genus of buprestid beetles commonly known as fire beetles. They have extraordinary sensitivity to infrared radiation (heat), using a specialized sensor organ near their legs.[1]
Species
The genus Melanophila contains the following species:[2]
- Melanophila acuminata (DeGeer, 1774)
- Melanophila atra Gory, 1841
- Melanophila atropurpurea (Say, 1823)
- Melanophila caudata (Laporte & Gory, 1837)
- Melanophila consputa LeConte, 1857
- Melanophila cockerellae Wickham, 1912
- Melanophila coriacea Kerremans, 1894
- Melanophila cuspidata (Klug, 1829)
- Melanophila gestroi Obenberger, 1923
- Melanophila handlirschi Wickham, 1912
- Melanophila heeri Wickham, 1914
- Melanophila ignicola Champion, 1918
- Melanophila notata (Laporte & Gory, 1837)
- Melanophila obscurata Lewis, 1893
- Melanophila occidentalis Obenberger, 1928
- Melanophila unicolor Gory, 1841
References
- ^ Schmitz, H; Bousack, H (2012). "Modelling a Historic Oil-Tank Fire Allows an Estimation of the Sensitivity of the Infrared Receptors in Pyrophilous Melanophila Beetles". PLOS One. 7 (5). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0037627. PMC 3357417.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ Bellamy, C. L. (2010). "Genus Melanophila". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 17 Jun 2011.
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