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Bombardier Beetle - Brachinus patruelis
Copyright © 2012 tom murray

Bombardier Beetle - Brachinus patruelis
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
May 5, 2012
Size: 6mm
Contributed by tom murray on 5 May, 2012 - 10:29pm
Last updated 8 June, 2012 - 12:25pm

Moved
Moved from Bombardier Beetle.
… Brad Barnd, 8 June, 2012 - 12:25pm

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

This small (measured 6.5 mm) northeastern Brachinus is characterized by proportionately short elytra with sloped humerus and lateral border arcuate to apex.
… Peter W. Messer, 8 June, 2012 - 9:57am

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