Brachinus


Brachinus is a genus of ground beetle native to the Nearctic, Palearctic, the Near East and North Africa. Beetles in this genus are commonly referred to as bombardier beetles. The genus contains the following species:Brachinus aabaaba Erwin, 1970Brachinus abbreviatus Brachinus abyssinicus Chaudoir, 1876Brachinus adustipennis Erwin, 1969Brachinus aeger Chaudoir, 1876Brachinus aeneicostis Bates, 1883Brachinus afghanus Jedlicka, 1967Brachinus agraphus Brachinus albarracinus Wagner, 1926Brachinus alexandri F.Battoni, 1984Brachinus alexiguus Erwin, 1970Brachinus algoensis Péringuey, 1896Brachinus alternans Dejean, 1825Brachinus americanus Brachinus andalusiacus Rambur, 1837Brachinus andamanensis Tian & Deuve, 2015Brachinus andreaei Basilewsky, 1964Brachinus angustatus Brachinus ankarensis Jedlicka, 1962Brachinus annulicornis Chaudoir, 1842Brachinus apicalis Erichson, 1843Brachinus arboreus Chevrolat, 1834Brachinus aristokrates Liebke, 1934Brachinus armiger Dejean, 1831Brachinus atramentarius Mannerheim, 1837Brachinus atripensis Ballion, 1871Brachinus azureipennis Chaudoir, 1876Brachinus bagdatensis Pic, 1902Brachinus bantimurungensis Kirschenhofer, 2012Brachinus barbarus Lucas, 1846Brachinus barclayi Hrdlicka, 2019Brachinus barthei Mateu, 1958Brachinus batuensis Kirschenhofer, 2011Brachinus bayardi Dejean, 1831Brachinus bellicosus L.Dufour, 1820Brachinus belyaevae Fedorenko, 2013Brachinus bendanilloi Lassalle & Schnell, 2018Brachinus berytensis Reiche & Saulcy, 1855Brachinus bigutticeps Chaudoir, 1876Brachinus bilineatus Laporte, 1835Brachinus bipustulatus Quensel, 1806Brachinus bodemeyeri Apfelbeck, 1904Brachinus boeticus Rambur, 1837Brachinus bolovenensis Hrdlicka, 2009Brachinus brevicollis Motschulsky, 1844Brachinus brittoni Ali, 1967Brachinus bruchi Liebke, 1939Brachinus brunneus Laporte, 1834Brachinus caffer Boheman, 1848Brachinus cambodgensis Kirschenhofer, 2012Brachinus canaliculatus Fairmaire, 1897Brachinus capnicus Erwin, 1970Brachinus catalonicus Jeanne, 1988Brachinus chalchihuitlicue Erwin, 1970Brachinus charis Andrewes, 1923Brachinus chaudoirianus Jakobson, 1908Brachinus chinensis Chaudoir, 1850Brachinus chirriador Erwin, 1970Brachinus cibolensis Erwin, 1970Brachinus ciliatus Liebke, 1933Brachinus cinctellus Chaudoir, 1876Brachinus cinctipennis Chevrolat, 1835Brachinus circumtinctus Bates, 1892Brachinus collarti Basilewsky, 1948Brachinus conformis Dejean, 1831Brachinus congicus Brachinus connectoides Brachinus connectus Dejean, 1831Brachinus consanguineus Chaudoir, 1876Brachinus constrictus Reitter, 1919Brachinus cordicollis Dejean, 1826Brachinus costatulus Motschulsky, 1844Brachinus costiger Chaudoir, 1876Brachinus costipennis Motschulsky, 1859Brachinus costulipennis Liebke, 1928Brachinus crepitans Brachinus cruciatus Brachinus cyanipennis Say, 1823Brachinus cyanochroaticus Erwin, 1969Brachinus cychroides Hrdlicka, 2009Brachinus dalatensis Fedorenko, 2013Brachinus daliensis Kirschenhofer, 2011Brachinus dawnaensis Kirschenhofer, 2003Brachinus demoulini Basilewsky, 1962Brachinus deuvei Gao & Tian, 2011Brachinus devagiriensis Akhil; Divya & Sabu, 2020Brachinus dieganus Brachinus diffusus Chaudoir, 1876Brachinus dilapsus Antoine, 1941Brachinus dilatatus Klug, 1832Brachinus dilatipennis Reitter, 1919Brachinus dilottii Maran, 1933Brachinus dissimilis Brachinus distans Lorenz, 1998Brachinus dorsalis Dejean, 1831Brachinus drumonti Tian & Deuve, 2015Brachinus dryas Andrewes, 1936Brachinus efflans Dejean, 1830Brachinus ejaculans Fischer von Waldheim, 1828Brachinus elegans Chaudoir, 1842Brachinus elegantulus Erichson, 1842Brachinus elongatulus Chaudoir, 1876Brachinus enonensis Péringuey, 1898Brachinus eucosmus Andrewes, 1937Brachinus evanescens Bates, 1892Brachinus exhalans Brachinus explodens Duftschmid, 1812Brachinus explosus Erwin, 1970Brachinus exquisitus Bates, 1892Brachinus fageli Basilewsky, 1962Brachinus fasciatocollis Brachinus favicollis Erwin, 1965Brachinus flavicapillus Bates, 1892Brachinus flavipes Gao & Tian, 2011Brachinus flavithorax Tian & Deuve, 2015Brachinus flaviventris Chaudoir, 1876Brachinus flavus Jedlicka, 1955Brachinus flores Kirschenhofer, 2011Brachinus floresensis Hrdlicka, 2017Brachinus foochowi Kirschenhofer, 1986Brachinus formosanus Jedlicka, 1939Brachinus forticostis Liebke, 1934Brachinus frontalis Chaudoir, 1883Brachinus fukienensis Hrdlicka, 2009Brachinus fulminatus Erwin, 1969Brachinus fulvipennis Chaudoir, 1876Brachinus fumans Brachinus fuscicornis Dejean, 1826Brachinus fuscipennis Dejean, 1825Brachinus galactoderus Erwin, 1970Brachinus garnerae Hrdlicka, 2019Brachinus gebhardis Erwin, 1965Brachinus geiseri Hrdlicka, 2019Brachinus genicularis Mannerheim, 1837Brachinus geniculatus Dejean, 1831Brachinus gentilis Erichson, 1843Brachinus ghindanus Liebke, 1934Brachinus grandis Brullé, 1838Brachinus grootaerti Tian & Deuve, 2013Brachinus guangdongensis Tian & Deuve, 2015Brachinus hajeki Hrdlicka, 2017Brachinus hamatus Fischer von Waldheim, 1828Brachinus havai Hrdlicka, 2016Brachinus hazardi Andrewes, 1930Brachinus hexagrammus Chaudoir, 1876Brachinus hirsutus Bates, 1884Brachinus hoffmanni Liebke, 1927Brachinus hubeiensis Hrdlicka, 2009Brachinus humeralis Ahrens, 1812Brachinus hunanensis Kirschenhofer, 2011Brachinus hylaenus Reichardt, 1967Brachinus ichabodopsis Erwin, 1970Brachinus illotus Chaudoir, 1876Brachinus immaculicornis Dejean, 1826Brachinus immarginatus Brullé, 1838Brachinus imperialensis Erwin, 1965Brachinus imporcitis Erwin, 1970Brachinus incomptus Bates, 1873Brachinus inconditus Péringuey, 1896Brachinus inops Andrewes, 1932Brachinus intactus Bates, 1892Brachinus intermedius Brullé, 1838Brachinus irakus Liebke, 1933Brachinus italicus Brachinus jakli Hrdlicka, 2009Brachinus janthinipennis Brachinus javalinopsis Erwin, 1970Brachinus johorensis Kirschenhofer, 2012Brachinus jucundus Dejean, 1831Brachinus kalalovae Roubal, 1932Brachinus kansanus LeConte, 1863Brachinus kavanaughi Erwin, 1969Brachinus knirschi Jedlicka, 1931Brachinus kollari Liebke, 1934Brachinus krynickii Hrdlicka in Löbl & Smetana, 2003Brachinus kryzhanovskii Belousov & Kabak, 1992Brachinus laetus Dejean, 1831Brachinus laevicostis Liebke, 1934Brachinus langenhani Liebke, 1934Brachinus lapidarius Basilewsky, 1962Brachinus lateralis Dejean, 1831Brachinus latipennis Peyerimhoff, 1907Brachinus latus Lorenz, 1998Brachinus lavaudeni Brachinus leprieuri Gory, 1833Brachinus lesnei Andrewes, 1923Brachinus lethierryi Reiche, 1868Brachinus lewecki Liebke, 1928Brachinus lewisii Bates, 1873Brachinus leytensis Lassalle & Schnell, 2018Brachinus limbellus Chaudoir, 1876Brachinus limbicollis Chaudoir, 1876Brachinus limbiger Chaudoir, 1876Brachinus lombokensis Kirschenhofer, 2010Brachinus longipalpis Wiedemann, 1821Brachinus longulus Chaudoir, 1876Brachinus luzonicus Chaudoir, 1876Brachinus macrocerus Chaudoir, 1876Brachinus mactus Péringuey, 1904Brachinus madecassus Brachinus magyari Jedlicka, 1960Brachinus mansorii Azadbakhsh & Kirschenhofer, 2018Brachinus marginellus Dejean, 1826Brachinus marginiventris Brullé, 1838Brachinus marleyi Barker, 1919Brachinus mauretanicus Bedel, 1914Brachinus medius T.W.Harris, 1828Brachinus melanarthrus Chaudoir, 1876Brachinus melancholicus Schmidt-Goebel, 1846Brachinus meratusensis Hrdlicka, 2017Brachinus merkli Kirschenhofer, 2003Brachinus mesopotamicus Ali, 1967Brachinus methneri Liebke, 1934Brachinus mexicanus Dejean, 1831Brachinus micheli Brachinus microamericanus Erwin, 1969Brachinus microrrhabdus Brachinus midoli Alluaud, 1917Brachinus mindanaoensis Tian & Deuve, 2013Brachinus minor Jedlicka, 1958Brachinus mobilis Erwin, 1970Brachinus modestus Schmidt-Goebel, 1846Brachinus motschulskyi Hrdlicka in Löbl & Smetana, 2003Brachinus muchei Jedlicka, 1967Brachinus natalicus Péringuey, 1896Brachinus neglectus LeConte, 1844Brachinus ngoclinhensis Hrdlicka, 2017Brachinus niger Chaudoir, 1876Brachinus nigricans Chaudoir, 1850Brachinus nigricornis Gebler, 1830Brachinus nigridorsis Nakane, 1962Brachinus nigripes G.R.Waterhouse, 1841Brachinus nigrovirescens Basilewsky, 1951Brachinus nobilis Dejean, 1831Brachinus nuristanus Jedlicka, 1967Brachinus oaxacensis Erwin, 1970Brachinus obliquetruncatus Perris, 1875Brachinus obliterus Péringuey, 1896Brachinus oblongus Dejean, 1825Brachinus obtusus Brachinus olgae Arribas, 1993Brachinus olidus Reiche, 1843Brachinus oneili Péringuey, 1898Brachinus opacipennis Motschulsky, 1864Brachinus orestes Kirschenhofer, 2003Brachinus orientalis Chaudoir, 1876Brachinus ornatus Fairmaire, 1901Brachinus otini Antoine, 1963Brachinus ovalipennis Fedorenko, 2013Brachinus ovipennis LeConte, 1863Brachinus oxygonus Chaudoir, 1843Brachinus pachygaster Perty, 1830Brachinus palawanensis Tian & Deuve, 2013Brachinus pallidipes Reitter, 1919Brachinus pallidus Erwin, 1965Brachinus pallipes Dejean, 1826Brachinus papua Darlington, 1968Brachinus pateri Puel, 1938Brachinus patruelis LeConte, 1844Brachinus paviei Lesne, 1896Brachinus pecoudi Puel, 1925Brachinus pectoralis Dejean, 1825Brachinus pelengensis Hrdlicka, 2009Brachinus peltastes Andrewes, 1931Brachinus perplexus Dejean, 1831Brachinus perrieri Brachinus phaeocerus Chaudoir, 1868Brachinus philippinensis Tian & Deuve, 2007Brachinus piceus Chaudoir, 1876Brachinus pictus Brachinus plagiatus Reiche, 1868Brachinus pokharaensis Kirschenhofer, 2012Brachinus posticus Dejean, 1831Brachinus praestans Andrewes, 1931Brachinus promontorii Péringuey, 1888Brachinus proximus Fairmaire, 1887Brachinus pseudocruciatus Reitter, 1909Brachinus psophia Audinet-Serville, 1821Brachinus puberulus Chaudoir, 1868Brachinus punctaticollis Heller, 1923Brachinus puncticollis Schmidt-Goebel, 1846Brachinus pygmaeus Brachinus quadriguttatus Gebler, 1830Brachinus quadripennis Dejean, 1825Brachinus reyi Andrewes, 1924Brachinus rikatlae Péringuey, 1896Brachinus rugipennis Chaudoir, 1868Brachinus sallei Chaudoir, 1876Brachinus sanchi Azadbakhsh & Kirschenhofer, 2018Brachinus schmidti Andrewes, 1927Brachinus scitulus Schmidt-Goebel, 1846Brachinus sclopeta Brachinus scotomedes L.Redtenbacher, 1868Brachinus scotti Liebke, 1934Brachinus scriptus Chaudoir, 1878Brachinus scutellatus Chaudoir, 1876Brachinus sericeus Dejean, 1831Brachinus servillei Marc, 1839Brachinus sexmaculatus Dejean, 1825Brachinus sexnotatus Liebke, 1934Brachinus sexpustulatus Brachinus seyrigi Brachinus sicardi Jeannel, 1949Brachinus sichemita Reiche & Saulcy, 1855Brachinus simulans Péringuey, 1896Brachinus solidipalpis Tian & Deuve, 2007Brachinus solidus Péringuey, 1898Brachinus somereni Burgeon, 1947Brachinus sonorous Erwin, 1970Brachinus sordidus Andrewes, 1933Brachinus stappersi Liebke, 1934Brachinus stenoderus Bates, 1873Brachinus stevensi Andrewes, 1924Brachinus stevensianus Jedlicka, 1956Brachinus stygius Andrewes, 1933Brachinus subcostatus Dejean, 1825Brachinus suberbianus Alluaud, 1935Brachinus sublaevis Chaudoir, 1868Brachinus subnotatus Chaudoir, 1844Brachinus suensoni Kirschenhofer, 1986Brachinus sulcipennis Brachinus sumbawanus Hrdlicka, 2017Brachinus suturalis Brachinus suturatus Chaudoir, 1876Brachinus suturellus Chaudoir, 1876Brachinus szetschuanensis Jedlicka, 1964Brachinus talyschensis Motschulsky, 1850Brachinus tenuicollis LeConte, 1844Brachinus tenuis Lorenz, 1998Brachinus testaceus Rambur, 1837Brachinus tetracolon Chaudoir, 1876Brachinus tetragrammus Chaudoir, 1876Brachinus tetraspilotus Chaudoir, 1876Brachinus tetrastigma Fairmaire, 1897Brachinus texanus Chaudoir, 1868Brachinus tianshanicus Mikhailov, 1976Brachinus tigridis Ali, 1967Brachinus timorensis Hrdlicka, 2017Brachinus truncatulus Fairmaire, 1901Brachinus tsara Alluaud, 1918Brachinus turkestanicus Liebke, 1928Brachinus turnai Hrdlicka, 2009Brachinus vadoni Jeannel, 1949Brachinus vagus Péringuey, 1898Brachinus variegatus Brachinus variventris L.Schaufuss, 1862Brachinus velutinus Erwin, 1965Brachinus vicinus Dejean, 1826Brachinus vigilans Chaudoir, 1876Brachinus viridipennis Dejean, 1831Brachinus vitticollis Chaudoir, 1876Brachinus votrubai Hrdlicka, 2009Brachinus vulcanoides Erwin, 1969Brachinus xanthophryus Chaudoir, 1876Brachinus xanthopleurus Chaudoir, 1876Brachinus yunnanus Jedlicka, 1964