# Merimna

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***Merimna atrata*** is a species of [beetle](/source/Beetle) in the family [Buprestidae](/source/Buprestidae), family [Buprestinae](/source/Buprestinae), tribe [Melanophilini](/source/Melanophilini) and is the only species in the genus ***Merimna***.[1][2] It is native to Australia. It is a [pyrophilic](/source/Pyrophile) 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"](https://cerambycids.com/Buprestidae/WorldCat/Genera/Merimna.htm). *A Checklist of World Buprestoidea*. Retrieved 7 Sep 2021.

1. ["Genus Merimna"](https://inaturalist.lu/taxa/706507-Merimna). *iNaturalist Luxembourg*. Retrieved 2025-01-27.

1. 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"](https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0192865). *PLOS ONE*. **13** (2). [doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0192865](https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0192865). [ISSN 1932-6203](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/1932-6203). [PMC 5809089](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5809089). [PMID 29432476](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29432476)

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