Melanophila

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Infraordo: Elateriformia
Superfamilia: Buprestoidea

Familia: Buprestidae
Subfamilia: Buprestinae
Tribus: Melanophilini
Melanophilinioid branch
Generic group: Melanophilia
Genus: Melanophila
Species: M. acuminata – M. atra – M. atropurpurea – M. caudata – M. consputa – †M. cockerellae – M. coriacea – M. cuspidata – M. gestroi – †M. handlirschi – †M. heeri – M. ignicola – M. notata – M. occidentalis – M. unicolor
Name

Melanophila Eschscholtz, 1829: Zool. Atlas, 1, 9.

Type species: Buprestis acuminata DeGeer, 1774

Fixation: by subsequent designation: Opinion, 1826.

Synonyms

Buprestis (Melanophila) Eschscholtz, 1829
Buprestis (Oxypteris) Kirby, 1837

Type species: Buprestis appendiculata Fabricius, 1793 — fixed by original designation.

Apatura Laporte & Gory, 1837 — preocc. by Apatura Fabricius, 1807.

Type species: Buprestis appendiculata Fabricius, 1793 — fixed by subsequent designation: Desmarest in d'Orbigny, 1841

Melanophila acuminataReferences

References

Melanophila Eschscholtz, 1829 and Phaenops Dejean, 1833 (Insecta, Coleoptera): conserved by the designation of Buprestis acuminata De Geer, 1774 as the type species of Melanophila.
Linsley, E.G. 1943: Attraction of Melanophila beetles by fire and smoke. Journal of economic entomology, 36(2): 341–342. ingentaconnect

Links

Genus: Melanophila. coleopsoc.org

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 consists of 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): e37627. Bibcode:2012PLoSO...737627S. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0037627. PMC 3357417. PMID 22629433.
Bellamy, C. L. (2013). "Genus: Melanophila". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 7 Sep 2021.