Xenomelanophila

Xenomelanophila miranda
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Family: Buprestidae
Genus: Xenomelanophila
Sloop, 1937
Species:
X. miranda
Binomial name
Xenomelanophila miranda
(LeConte, 1854)

Xenomelanophila miranda is a species of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the only species in the genus Xenomelanophila. This beetle only oviposits in smoldering wood, meaning it is only seen during forest fires. They have special infrared sensors on their abdomens to home in on the hot spots.

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