Melanophila unicolor Gory, 1841 (Buprestidae), the furnace beetle, in southern Africa
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Scholtz, Clarke H.
MacRae, T.C.
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Entomological Society of Southern Africa
Abstract
Recently, large numbers of Melanophila unicolor
Gory, 1841 were attracted to furnaces and cooling
copper at a smelter at Tsumeb, Namibia, where the
beetles are colloquiallyknownas ‘furnace-beetles’.
The smelter is surrounded by indigenous savanna
woodland. The beetles were alleged by workers to
inflict a painful bite. Specimens were sent to us
for identification; the results are reported in this
communication.
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Melanophila unicolor Gory 1841, Tsumeb, Namibia, Beetles, Painful bite
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Scholtz, CH & MacRAe, TC 2016, 'Melanophila unicolor Gory, 1841 (Buprestidae), the furnace beetle, in southern Africa', African Entomology, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 241-244.