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A NUMBER of insects of different orders have been reported swarming near various sources of fire and smoke, although the families Buprestidae (Coleoptera), Platy-pezidae and Empididae (Diptera) have received the greatest attention. The most well-known insect associated with fires, however, is a species of Buprestid, Melanophila acuminata, which has been reported as being attracted over long distances to a variety of burning materials such as wood, oil, mill refuse, smelter products and trash in refuse dumps1,2. Other species of Melanophila (consputaLec., notata Cast, et Gory, coriacea Kerr. and ignicola Champion) have similar habits3–6.
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EVANS, W. Infra-red Receptors in Melanophila acuminata DeGeer. Nature 202, 211 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/202211a0
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