Martin,
This buprestid & M. califonica are heat loving. They can be found in
the heat of day alighted on and active on fresh ponderosa pine log decks. You
will need a net and to be quick.
Google "Melanophila acuminata" and see literature by Schmitz & Beckman,
Vondran & Schmitz, and Evans (see following).
Evans (Ecology 47:1061-1065,1966) demonstrated that these
beetles can detect, infrared sources using paired receptors situated on the
mesothorax near the coxal cavities and orientate towards the heat source. The
structure of these receptors, are figured in Evans and Kuster (Can. Ent.
112:211-216,1980). Adults continue to be attracted to burned trees in the year
following a fire.
Be sure to be able to recognize M. acuminata once in
hand.
Mal Furniss
Moscow, Idaho, USA
Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 7:12 PM
Subject: [IUFRO RG 7.03 FORENT] Fw: Flight of
Melanophila
Folks,
technology is not my strong point so
I ask your forgiveness if I've sent this out twice.
Yours,
Dr. Martin MacKenzie, Forest Pathologist
Southern Sierra Shared Service
Area
(209) 532 3671 ext 242
Stanislaus National Forest
19777 Greenley Road
Sonora, CA 95370
qui docet
discit
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A question for members of the FORENT network.
Folks,
this student of entomology has been reading about the IR sensing Melanophila
acuminata and would like to go out and catch one. So here is my
question does this species fly at night or in the daylight?
Does anyone have trap data that could
answer my question? As the insect does not need sunlight to detect IR,
I assume it would be safer for it to fly at night.
This amateur entomologist appreciates the past
support he has had from all the professionals out there!
Yours,
Dr.
Martin MacKenzie, Forest Pathologist
Southern Sierra Shared Service Area
(209) 532 3671 ext 242
Stanislaus National
Forest
19777 Greenley
Road
Sonora, CA
95370
qui docet discit
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