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Subfamily Brachininae

Bombardier Beetle - Brachinus Brachinus medius Harris OR B. phaeocerus Chaudoir - Brachinus Brachinus sp. - Brachinus Bombardier Beetle - Brachinus vulcanoides Brachinus sp. - Brachinus alternans Brachinus sp. - Brachinus tenuicollis Brachinus sp. - Brachinus bombardier or false ? - Brachinus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Adephaga
Family Carabidae (Ground Beetles)
Subfamily Brachininae
Explanation of Names
Brachininae Bonelli 1810
Numbers
~50 spp. of a single genus in our area(1), ~760 spp. in 14 genera total
Range
worldwide
Works Cited
1.American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia
Arnett, R.H., Jr., and M. C. Thomas. (eds.). 2000. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
Contributed by Phillip Harpootlian on 9 May, 2005 - 8:40am
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 27 December, 2023 - 1:24pm

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