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Bombardier Beetle - Brachinus vulcanoides

Bombardier Beetle - Brachinus vulcanoides
Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
October 20, 2011
Size: 9mm

Moved
Moved from Bombardier Beetle.
Thanks Peter. This seems to be the common coastal species of Brachinus.

Brachinus vulcanoides
based on my microscopic examination of this specimen which is now a photo-voucher in the P.W.Messer collection. Thanks Tom.

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