Julodimorpha
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| Julodimorpha | |
|---|---|
| File:Buprestidae - Julodimorpha bakewelli.JPG | |
| Julodimorpha bakewelli from Australia | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Family: | Buprestidae |
| Genus: | Julodimorpha Gemminger & Harold, 1869 |
Julodimorpha is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae.
Species
[edit | edit source]Julodimorpha contains the following species:
- Julodimorpha bakewelli (White, 1859)
- Julodimorpha saundersii Thomson, 1878
Observations on mating behaviour
[edit | edit source]In 1983, entomologists Darryl Gwynne and David Rentz reported on male Julodimorpha saundersii (confused at that time with the closely related J. bakewelli[1]), which were observed attempting to copulate with discarded brown stubbies (a type of beer bottles) studded with tubercules (bobbly bits).[2] The beetles' behavior was an example of a supernormal stimulus. The report won Gwynne and Rentz the 2011 Ig Nobel Prize in biology.[3]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Bellamy, C.L. & T. Weir. 2008. The reinstatement of Julodimorpha saundersii Thomson 1879 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) as a valid species. Zootaxa 1751: 46–54.
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