Explanation of Names
Melanophila consputa LeConte 1857
Range
w. US (CA-TX-SD-WA) / Mex.
(1), (TX record from
(2))
Season
mostly: Jun-Jul (BG data)
Food
larvae host in Pinus spp. and other hard woods,
adults also feed on termites
(1)Print References
LeConte J.L. (1857) Report upon the Insects collected on the Survey. In: Reports of explorations and surveys for a railroad route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean 12(3): 1-72.
Schmitz H, Bleckmann H (1998) The photomechanic infrared receptor for the detection of forest fires in the beetle
Melanophila acuminata (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). J Comp Physiol A. 182: 647-657.
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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.
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