Julodimorpha


Julodimorpha is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae.

Species

Julodimorpha contains the following species:Julodimorpha bakewelli Julodimorpha saundersii Thomson, 1878

Observations on mating behaviour

In 1983, entomologists Darryl Gwynne and David Rentz reported on male Julodimorpha saundersii, which were observed attempting to copulate with discarded brown stubbies studded with tubercules. The beetles' behavior was an example of a supernormal stimulus. The report won Gwynne and Rentz the 2011 Ig Nobel Prize in biology.