Merimna

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]

Merimna atrata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Superfamily:	Buprestoidea
Family:	Buprestidae
Subfamily:	Buprestinae
Tribe:	Melanophilini
Genus:	Merimna Saunders, 1868
Species:	M. atrata
Binomial name
Merimna atrata (Gory & Laporte, 1837)