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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Adephaga » Ground Beetles (Carabidae) » Brachininae » Bombardier Beetle (Brachinus)
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BG2660 E6005 - Brachinus
Copyright © 2009 Gayle and Jeanell Strickland

BG2660 E6005 - Brachinus
Barney Farm, Hwy 103, 1.0 mi. NW Washington, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA
August 22, 2009
Size: Body length 11.2 mm.
We believe this is a Bombardier Beetle in the genus Brachinus.
Placement would be appreciated.
Gayle

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Contributed by Gayle and Jeanell Strickland on 14 December, 2009 - 6:44pm
Last updated 7 February, 2010 - 3:01pm

Thanks V & Blaine, for the confirmation
Genus level is fine. I didn't think it could be taken any further.

Gayle
… Gayle and Jeanell Strickland, 14 December, 2009 - 8:46pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… Blaine Mathison, 14 December, 2009 - 7:24pm login or register to post comments

Brachinus sp.
Definately in that genus. Would be very careful to try to give a species name without running it through a regional key (the closest I have is for SC). Gestalt doesn't always work with these guys.
… Blaine Mathison, 14 December, 2009 - 7:24pm login or register to post comments

 
Best key to North American Brachinus
is by Terry Erwin (1970) in Quaestiones entomologicae 6(1):4-215 which might cover LA species not included in the key to SC Brachinus by Ciegler (2000).
… Peter W. Messer, 14 December, 2009 - 10:24pm login or register to post comments

 
yeah...
i would even go as far as saying that Gestalt hardly ever works with these guys [not in this sp. group at least]
… v belov, 14 December, 2009 - 7:28pm login or register to post comments

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