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Taxonomy of Genus Brachinus Weber, 1801
Bombardier Beetle, Bombardier Beetles


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
592
62779
813516
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
23
6166
123695
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Caraboidea
Latreille, 1802
8
5520
109721
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyCarabidae
Latreille, 1802
Carabid beetles, Carabids, Ground Beetles, Tiger Beetles
5446
109537
Genera
Species
SubfamilyBrachininae
Bonelli, 1810
25
1462
Genera
Species
TribeBrachinini
Bonelli, 1810
10
1245
Genera
Species
SubtribeBrachinina
Bonelli, 1810
4
732
Genera
Species
GenusBrachinus
Weber, 1801
Bombardier Beetle, Bombardier Beetles
721Species
Subnodes of Brachinus Weber, 1801
SubgenusBrachinus (Aploa)
Hope, 1833
3Species
SubgenusBrachinus (Aptinomimus)
Alluaud, 1935
7Species
SubgenusBrachinus (Brachinoaptinus)
Lutshnik, 1926
  ⇒ Brachinus
27Species
SubgenusBrachinus (Brachinoptinus)
Lutshnik, 1926
  ⇒ Brachinus
0Species
SubgenusBrachinus (Brachinus)
Weber, 1801
Bombardier Beetle
13Species
SubgenusBrachinus (Brachynidius)
Reitter, 1919
58Species
SubgenusBrachinus (Brachynoaptinus)
Brachynoaptinus, 1926
1Species
SubgenusBrachinus (Brachynolomus)
Reitter, 1919
29Species
SubgenusBrachinus (Cnecostolus)
Reitter, 1919
21Species
SubgenusBrachinus (Dysbrachinus)
Schuler, 1974
2Species
SubgenusBrachinus (Metabrachinus)
Jeannel, 1949
  ⇒ Brachinus
46Species
SubgenusBrachinus (Neobrachinus)
Erwin, 1970
  ⇒ Brachinus
195Species
SpeciesBrachinus abdominalis Reitter, 1919
SpeciesBrachinus abdominaly Dallatorre, 1877
SpeciesBrachinus adansoni Alluaud, 1927
SpeciesBrachinus adelus Iablokoff‑Khnzorian, 1973  ⇒ Brachinus (Brachinus) atripensis
SpeciesBrachinus advena Schauberger, 1921  ⇒ Brachinus (Brachinus) elegans
SpeciesBrachinus aegyptiacus Mannerheim, 1837
SpeciesBrachinus aequinoctialis Gory, 1833
SpeciesBrachinus affinis LeConte, 1846
SpeciesBrachinus africanus Dejean, 1825
SpeciesBrachinus aktashiensis Kirschenhofer, 1986  ⇒ Brachinus (Brachynidius) tianshanicus
SpeciesBrachinus alstoni Péringuey, 1888  ⇒ Brachinus (Aploa) nobilis
SpeciesBrachinus altaicus Motschulsky, 1864  ⇒ Brachinus (Brachinus) crepitans
SpeciesBrachinus alterans
SpeciesBrachinus amabilis Reitter, 1919  ⇒ Brachinus (Brachinoaptinus) angustatus
SpeciesBrachinus amazonicus Motschulsky, 1864
SpeciesBrachinus ambiguus Dejean, 1825
SpeciesBrachinus amplipennis Bates, 1891
SpeciesBrachinus andamanensis Tian & Deuve, 2016
SpeciesBrachinus angolensis Erichson, 1843
SpeciesBrachinus annulatus Reitter, 1919
SpeciesBrachinus annulus Fabricius, 1801
SpeciesBrachinus apfelbecki Jakobson, 1908
SpeciesBrachinus apricans Motschulsky, 1864
SpeciesBrachinus arcanus Erichson, 1843
SpeciesBrachinus armoricanus Razet, 1951  ⇒ Brachinus (Brachynolomus) explodens
SpeciesBrachinus atbarae Stehr, 1950
SpeciesBrachinus aterrimus Iljin, 1925  ⇒ Brachinus (Brachynolomus) bodemeyeri
SpeciesBrachinus atricornis Fairmaire & Laboulbène, 1854  ⇒ Brachinus (Cnecostolus) nigricornis
SpeciesBrachinus atripes Putzeys, 1845  ⇒ Brachinus (Neobrachinus) pachygaster
SpeciesBrachinus atropunctatus Pic, 1919  ⇒ Brachinus (Brachinoaptinus) angustatus
SpeciesBrachinus aulicus Dejean, 1831
SpeciesBrachinus axillaris de Chaudoir, 1843  ⇒ Brachinus (Metabrachinus) diffusus
SpeciesBrachinus ballistarius Leclerc, 1848
SpeciesBrachinus barclayi Hrdlicka, 2019
SpeciesBrachinus barthei Mateu, 1958
SpeciesBrachinus beauvoisi Dejean, 1825
SpeciesBrachinus belyaevae Fedorenko, 2013
SpeciesBrachinus bendanilloi Lassalle & Schnell, 2018
SpeciesBrachinus bicolor BRULL, 1838
SpeciesBrachinus biguttatus Chaudoir, 1842  ⇒ Brachinus (Cnecostolus) bayardi
SpeciesBrachinus binotatus Zoubkoff, 1833  ⇒ Brachinus (Cnecostolus) hamatus
SpeciesBrachinus bisignifer A. Costa, 1882  ⇒ Brachinus (Cnecostolus) bayardi
SpeciesBrachinus bogdanovi Zamotajlov, 1991  ⇒ Brachinus (Neobrachinus) lewecki
SpeciesBrachinus bojardi
SpeciesBrachinus bolovenensis Hrdlicka, 2009
SpeciesBrachinus bombarda Duftschmid, 1812  ⇒ Brachinus (Brachynolomus) explodens
SpeciesBrachinus brasiliensis Gory, 1833
SpeciesBrachinus brevior Chaudoir, 1876
SpeciesBrachinus brunnicornis Motschulsky, 1864  ⇒ Brachinus (Brachynolomus) explodens
SpeciesBrachinus brunnipennis Putzeys, 1845
SpeciesBrachinus bucharicus Liebke, 1928  ⇒ Brachinus (Neobrachinus) lewecki
SpeciesBrachinus caligatus Bates, 1889
SpeciesBrachinus cancellatus Bates, 1891
SpeciesBrachinus capicola Dejean, 1831
SpeciesBrachinus carinulatus Motschulsky, 1852  ⇒ 
SpeciesBrachinus caspicus Dejean, 1831  ⇒ Brachinus (Cnecostolus) exhalans
SpeciesBrachinus caspius Reitter, 1884
SpeciesBrachinus catoirei Dejean, 1825
SpeciesBrachinus causticus Audinet‑Serville, 1821  ⇒ Brachinus (Dysbrachinus) humeralis
SpeciesBrachinus cedreticola Antoine, 1963
SpeciesBrachinus cephalotes Dejean, 1825
SpeciesBrachinus chalybaeus Motschulsky, 1864  ⇒ Brachinus (Brachynolomus) explodens
SpeciesBrachinus chujoi Jedlička, 1956  ⇒ Brachinus (Cnecostolus) stenoderus
SpeciesBrachinus cincticollis LaFerté-Sénectère, 1850
SpeciesBrachinus cinctus Gory, 1833
SpeciesBrachinus clarescens Bates, 1892
SpeciesBrachinus cobosi Jeanne, 1972
SpeciesBrachinus coerulescens Motschulsky, 1844  ⇒ Brachinus (Brachynolomus) brevicollis
SpeciesBrachinus coerulesceus Dallatorre, 1877
SpeciesBrachinus cognatus Chaudoir, 1876
SpeciesBrachinus comoricus Fairmaire, 1896
SpeciesBrachinus complanatus Fabricius, 1775
SpeciesBrachinus concinnus Bates, 1892  ⇒ 
SpeciesBrachinus confluens Liebke, 1934  ⇒ Brachinus (Neobrachinus) leprieuri
SpeciesBrachinus confucius Boheman, 1858  ⇒ Brachinus (Neobrachinus) chinensis
SpeciesBrachinus consularis Schmidt-Goebel, 1846
SpeciesBrachinus convexus Chaudoir, 1837
SpeciesBrachinus costatus G.Müller, 1911
SpeciesBrachinus costulatus Motschulsky, 1844  ⇒ Brachinus (Brachynolomus) explodens
SpeciesBrachinus cruciger Chaudoir, 1843
SpeciesBrachinus cyanocephalus Linnaeus, 1758
SpeciesBrachinus cyanopterus LeConte, 1844
SpeciesBrachinus cychroides Hrdlicka, 2009
SpeciesBrachinus dalatensis Fedorenko, 2013
SpeciesBrachinus debauvii Guérin-Méneville, 1838
SpeciesBrachinus dentipennis Motschulsky, 1850  ⇒ Brachinus (Cnecostolus) hamatus
SpeciesBrachinus deuvei Gao & Tian, 2011
SpeciesBrachinus devagiriensis Akhil & Divya&Sabu, 2020
SpeciesBrachinus deyrollei Laferte, 1841  ⇒ Brachinus (Neobrachinus) alternans
SpeciesBrachinus deyrollii LAFERT-SNECTERE, 1841
SpeciesBrachinus dichrous Gemminger & Harold, 1868
SpeciesBrachinus discicollis Dejean, 1825
SpeciesBrachinus displosor L.Dufour, 1811
SpeciesBrachinus distinctus Pringuey, 1896
SpeciesBrachinus distinguendus Chaudoir, 1868
SpeciesBrachinus drumonti Tian & Deuve, 2016
SpeciesBrachinus dubius Ballion, 1871  ⇒ Brachinus (Brachinus) ejaculans
SpeciesBrachinus elongatus Tournier, 1864  ⇒ Brachinus (Brachynolomus) explodens
SpeciesBrachinus emgei Reitter, 1884  ⇒ Brachinus (Cnecostolus) bipustulatus
SpeciesBrachinus equestris Dejean, 1831
SpeciesBrachinus espanoli Jeanne, 1972
SpeciesBrachinus etslans Dejean, 1830
SpeciesBrachinus eversmanni Ménétriés, 1832  ⇒ Brachinus (Cnecostolus) hamatus
SpeciesBrachinus exilis LaFerté-Sénectère, 1850
SpeciesBrachinus fallax Apfelbeck, 1904  ⇒ Brachinus (Brachinus) crepitans
SpeciesBrachinus fasciaticollis Jeannel, 1949
SpeciesBrachinus femoratus Letzner, 1851
SpeciesBrachinus fidelis LeConte, 1863  ⇒ 
SpeciesBrachinus figuratus Chaudoir, 1852  ⇒ Brachinus (Aploa) pictus
SpeciesBrachinus fimbriolatus Lucas, 1846  ⇒ Brachinus (Brachinus) crepitans
SpeciesBrachinus fiorii Lopez, 1891  ⇒ Brachinus (Cnecostolus) exhalans
SpeciesBrachinus flavipes Gao & Tian, 2011
SpeciesBrachinus flavithorax Tian & Deuve, 2016
SpeciesBrachinus flavosuturatus Eichler, 1924  ⇒ Brachinus (Brachinus) crepitans
SpeciesBrachinus fleischeri Reitter, 1919  ⇒ Brachinus (Brachinus) efflans
SpeciesBrachinus fleisheri Reitter, 1919
SpeciesBrachinus floresensis Hrdlicka, 2017
SpeciesBrachinus fukienensis Hrdlicka, 2009
SpeciesBrachinus fulminans Fabricius, 1801
SpeciesBrachinus fumigatus Dejean, 1825
SpeciesBrachinus funebris Péringuey, 1899
SpeciesBrachinus fusciceps Schmidt-Goebel, 1846
SpeciesBrachinus fuscicollis Dejean, 1826  ⇒ Pheropsophus (Stenaptinus) occipitalis
SpeciesBrachinus fuscicrus Motschulsky, 1864
SpeciesBrachinus fuscifrons Fairmaire, 1897
SpeciesBrachinus fuscipes Motschulsky, 1864
SpeciesBrachinus fuscofemoratus Jedlička, 1958
SpeciesBrachinus galamensis Gory, 1833  ⇒ Brachinus (Dysbrachinus) dorsalis
SpeciesBrachinus garnerae Hrdlicka, 2019
SpeciesBrachinus geiseri Hrdlicka, 2019
SpeciesBrachinus gerardi Burgeon, 1937
SpeciesBrachinus gilvipes Mannerheim, 1837  ⇒ Brachinus (Neobrachinus) brunneus
SpeciesBrachinus glabrellus Letzner, 1851
SpeciesBrachinus glabricollis Motschulsky, 1864
SpeciesBrachinus goryi Gory, 1833
SpeciesBrachinus gottwaldi Jedlička, 1966  ⇒ Brachinus (Cnecostolus) costatulus
SpeciesBrachinus goudotii Dejean, 1831
SpeciesBrachinus gracilis Motschulsky, 1844  ⇒ Brachinus (Neobrachinus) cordicollis
SpeciesBrachinus graecus Dejean, 1831  ⇒ Brachinus (Cnecostolus) costatulus
SpeciesBrachinus grootaerti Tian & Deuve, 2013
SpeciesBrachinus guangdongensis Tian & Deuve, 2016
SpeciesBrachinus guttula Chaudoir, 1842  ⇒ Brachinus (Cnecostolus) bayardi
SpeciesBrachinus hageni Oberthür, 1883
SpeciesBrachinus hajeki Hrdlicka, 2017
SpeciesBrachinus havai Hrdlicka, 2016
SpeciesBrachinus hebraicus Reiche & Saulcy, 1855  ⇒ Brachinus (Cnecostolus) exhalans
SpeciesBrachinus hispalensis Rambur, 1837  ⇒ Brachinus (Brachinoaptinus) bellicosus
SpeciesBrachinus hispanicus Dejean, 1824
SpeciesBrachinus histrio Fabricius, 1801
SpeciesBrachinus hubeiensis Hrdlicka, 2009
SpeciesBrachinus humeratus Liebke, 1934
SpeciesBrachinus immaculatus Letzner, 1851
SpeciesBrachinus impressifrons Fairmaire, 1897
SpeciesBrachinus incertus Brullé, 1834  ⇒ Brachinus (Cnecostolus) nigricornis
SpeciesBrachinus inornatus Jeannel, 1949
SpeciesBrachinus insignis BRULL, 1837
SpeciesBrachinus instabilis Péringuey, 1888
SpeciesBrachinus interruptus Motschulsky, 1850  ⇒ Brachinus (Cnecostolus) hamatus
SpeciesBrachinus jaculans Dejean, 1824  ⇒ Brachinus (Brachinoaptinus) bellicosus
SpeciesBrachinus jakli Hrdlicka, 2009
SpeciesBrachinus japanensis Jedlička, 1962  ⇒ Brachinus (Cnecostolus) stenoderus
SpeciesBrachinus javanus Dejean, 1825
SpeciesBrachinus jeanneli Razet, 1951  ⇒ Brachinus (Brachinus) crepitans
SpeciesBrachinus joenius Patti, 1844  ⇒ Brachinus (Brachinus) crepitans
SpeciesBrachinus johorensis Kirschenhofer, 2012
SpeciesBrachinus jurinei Dejean, 1825
SpeciesBrachinus kharazii Morvan, 1975  ⇒ 
SpeciesBrachinus kirghis Iljin, 1925
SpeciesBrachinus klapperichi Jedlička, 1956  ⇒ Brachinus (Brachinus) atripensis
SpeciesBrachinus korgei Jedlicka, 1964
SpeciesBrachinus kosak Iljin, 1923  ⇒ Brachinus (Brachinus) ejaculans
SpeciesBrachinus kozak Iljin, 1923
SpeciesBrachinus kryzhanovskyi Belousov & Kabak, 1992
SpeciesBrachinus lecontei Motschulsky, 1859
SpeciesBrachinus leptocerus Chaudoir, 1868
SpeciesBrachinus leucoloma Chaudoir, 1868
SpeciesBrachinus leweki Liebke, 1928
SpeciesBrachinus leytensis Lassalle & Schnell, 2018
SpeciesBrachinus librator Dejean, 1831
SpeciesBrachinus liebkei Csiki, 1933  ⇒ Brachinus (Brachynolomus) immaculicornis immaculicornis
SpeciesBrachinus litigiosus Dejean, 1831
SpeciesBrachinus littoralis Motschulsky, 1864
SpeciesBrachinus longicollis Waltl, 1835  ⇒ Brachinus (Brachynolomus) immaculicornis immaculicornis
SpeciesBrachinus longicornis Fairmaire, 1859  ⇒ Brachinus (Cnecostolus) macrocerus
SpeciesBrachinus ludicrus Erichson, 1843
SpeciesBrachinus maculatus Klug, 1832  ⇒ Brachinus (Aploa) nobilis
SpeciesBrachinus maculipes G.R.Waterhouse, 1841
SpeciesBrachinus madagascariensis Dejean, 1831
SpeciesBrachinus mansorii Azadbakhsh & Kirschenhofer, 2018
SpeciesBrachinus marginalis Dejean, 1825
SpeciesBrachinus marginatus Dejean, 1825
SpeciesBrachinus marginipennis Motschulsky, 1864  ⇒ Brachinus (Neobrachinus) motschulskyi
SpeciesBrachinus matchai Jedlička, 1924  ⇒ Brachinus (Brachinoaptinus) boeticus
SpeciesBrachinus melanopes Liebke, 1934
SpeciesBrachinus melanopterus Demay, 1838
SpeciesBrachinus meratusensis Hrdlicka, 2017
SpeciesBrachinus microphthalmus Reitter, 1919  ⇒ Brachinus (Brachinoaptinus) testaceus
SpeciesBrachinus mindanaoensis Tian & Deuve, 2013
SpeciesBrachinus minutus Harris, 1828  ⇒ Brachinus (Neobrachinus) medius
SpeciesBrachinus monticola Motschulsky, 1864  ⇒ Brachinus (Brachynolomus) explodens
SpeciesBrachinus morio Gagliardi, 1941
SpeciesBrachinus mutilatus Fabricius, 1801
SpeciesBrachinus naevulus Reitter, 1919  ⇒ Brachinus (Brachynolomus) sclopeta
SpeciesBrachinus navaricus Jeanne, 1985
SpeciesBrachinus newberryi S. H. Scudder, 1900
SpeciesBrachinus ngoclinhensis Hrdlicka, 2017
SpeciesBrachinus nigerrimus Jedlička, 1962  ⇒ Brachinus (Cnecostolus) hamatus
SpeciesBrachinus nigrescens Dallatorre, 1877
SpeciesBrachinus nigrinus Porta, 1909
SpeciesBrachinus nigripennis Letzner, 1851
SpeciesBrachinus nigritus Péringuey, 1888
SpeciesBrachinus nigriventris Motschulsky, 1864
SpeciesBrachinus nigrotibialis Reitter, 1919
SpeciesBrachinus nitidulus Mulsant & Wachanru, 1852  ⇒ Brachinus (Brachynolomus) explodens
SpeciesBrachinus obliquus BRULL, 1835
SpeciesBrachinus obscuratus Jeanne, 1972
SpeciesBrachinus obscuricornis Brullé, 1834  ⇒ Brachinus (Brachynolomus) explodens
SpeciesBrachinus obscurus Heer, 1837  ⇒ Brachinus (Brachinus) crepitans
SpeciesBrachinus occidentalis Mateu, 1947  ⇒ Brachinus (Brachynolomus) immaculicornis immaculicornis
SpeciesBrachinus oculicollis Fairmaire, 1897
SpeciesBrachinus oequinoctialis Gory, 1833
SpeciesBrachinus olisipennis Schatzmayr, 1943  ⇒ Brachinus (Brachynolomus) bodemeyeri
SpeciesBrachinus opacicollis Brancsik, 1893
SpeciesBrachinus osakaensis Nakane, 1963  ⇒ Brachinus (Cnecostolus) stenoderus
SpeciesBrachinus oscuratus Mateu, 1958
SpeciesBrachinus ovalipennis Fedorenko, 2013
SpeciesBrachinus palawanensis Tian & Deuve, 2013
SpeciesBrachinus palicari Laporte, 1834  ⇒ Brachinus (Brachynolomus) explodens
SpeciesBrachinus parallelus Chaudoir, 1843
SpeciesBrachinus parvulus de Chaudoir, 1843  ⇒ Brachinus (Metabrachinus) armiger armiger
SpeciesBrachinus pelengensis Hrdlicka, 2009
SpeciesBrachinus peregrinus Apfelbeck, 1904  ⇒ Brachinus (Brachynolomus) brevicollis
SpeciesBrachinus petrovitzi Mandl, 1973  ⇒ Brachinus (Cnecostolus) cruciatus
SpeciesBrachinus piger Fabricius, 1801
SpeciesBrachinus placidus Péringuey, 1896
SpeciesBrachinus platensis Waterhouse, G.R., 1841
SpeciesBrachinus ponticus Apfelbeck, 1904  ⇒ Brachinus (Brachynolomus) bodemeyeri
SpeciesBrachinus pravei Lutshnik, 1926  ⇒ Brachinus (Cnecostolus) costatulus
SpeciesBrachinus primordialis Heer, 1847
SpeciesBrachinus prokschi Mader, 1917  ⇒ Brachinus (Brachynolomus) explodens
SpeciesBrachinus pseudoexplodens Porta, 1909  ⇒ Brachinus (Brachynolomus) sclopeta
SpeciesBrachinus pulchellus Blatchley, 1910
SpeciesBrachinus pumilio LeConte, 1846
SpeciesBrachinus punctulatus Motschulsky, 1864
SpeciesBrachinus quadrepennis Español, 1968  ⇒ Brachinus (Neobrachinus) quadripennis
SpeciesBrachinus quadrimaculatus Zoubkoff, 1833  ⇒ Brachinus (Cnecostolus) hamatus
SpeciesBrachinus quadrinotatus Ménétriés, 1832  ⇒ Brachinus (Cnecostolus) hamatus
SpeciesBrachinus quadripunctatus Motschulsky, 1844  ⇒ Brachinus (Cnecostolus) hamatus
SpeciesBrachinus quadripustulatus Dejean, 1831  ⇒ Brachinus (Cnecostolus) hamatus
SpeciesBrachinus quadrisignatus Jeannel, 1949
SpeciesBrachinus rejectus LeConte, 1863
SpeciesBrachinus relictus Liebke, 1934
SpeciesBrachinus repressus S. H. Scudder, 1900
SpeciesBrachinus reymondi Antoine, 1963
SpeciesBrachinus richteri Jedlička, 1961  ⇒ Brachinus (Cnecostolus) bagdatensis
SpeciesBrachinus riffaudi Gory, 1833
SpeciesBrachinus rivierii Demay, 1838
SpeciesBrachinus ruficeps Fabricius, 1801  ⇒ Brachinus (Brachynidius) obtusus
SpeciesBrachinus rufothoracicus Marcu, 1929
SpeciesBrachinus rufus Roth, 1851
SpeciesBrachinus rugipleuris Reitter, 1919  ⇒ Brachinus (Brachinoaptinus) boeticus
SpeciesBrachinus salicola Motschulsky, 1864  ⇒ Brachinus (Brachynolomus) explodens
SpeciesBrachinus sanchi Azadbakhsh & Kirschenhofer, 2018
SpeciesBrachinus scoteinus Kolenati, 1845  ⇒ Brachinus (Brachinus) crepitans
SpeciesBrachinus scutellaris Chaudoir, 1842  ⇒ Brachinus (Brachynolomus) sclopeta
SpeciesBrachinus seminiger Reitter, 1913  ⇒ Brachinus (Brachynolomus) explodens
SpeciesBrachinus senegalensis Dejean, 1825
SpeciesBrachinus shimoyamai Jedlička, 1962  ⇒ Brachinus (Cnecostolus) stenoderus
SpeciesBrachinus siculus Patti, 1844  ⇒ Brachinus (Brachinus) crepitans
SpeciesBrachinus similis LeConte, 1846
SpeciesBrachinus sobrinus Dejean, 1826
SpeciesBrachinus stenomus Andrewes, 1932  ⇒ 
SpeciesBrachinus stevensoides
SpeciesBrachinus sticticollis Fairmaire, 1885
SpeciesBrachinus strenuus LeConte, 1844  ⇒ 
SpeciesBrachinus strepens Fischer von Waldheim, 1828  ⇒ Brachinus (Brachynolomus) explodens
SpeciesBrachinus strepitans Duftschmid, 1812  ⇒ Brachinus (Brachynolomus) explodens
SpeciesBrachinus stygicornis Say, 1830
SpeciesBrachinus substriatulus Reitter, 1919
SpeciesBrachinus substriatus Winkler, 1924
SpeciesBrachinus sufflans LeConte, 1846
SpeciesBrachinus sulcatulus Motschulsky, 1850  ⇒ Brachinus (Brachinus) crepitans
SpeciesBrachinus sumbawanus Hrdlicka, 2017
3Subspecies
SpeciesBrachinus sutschanensis Jedlicka, 1964
SpeciesBrachinus suturiger Vuillet, 1912
SpeciesBrachinus tabasconus Bates, 1891
SpeciesBrachinus tashkenticus Kirschenhofer, 1986  ⇒ Brachinus (Brachynidius) tianshanicus
SpeciesBrachinus tauricus Motschulsky, 1864
SpeciesBrachinus thermarum Steven, 1806
SpeciesBrachinus tianschanicus Michailov, 1976
SpeciesBrachinus tibialis Motschulsky, 1850  ⇒ Brachinus (Brachynolomus) explodens
SpeciesBrachinus timorensis Hrdlicka, 2017
SpeciesBrachinus timoriensis Jordan, 1894
SpeciesBrachinus tingens Reitter, 1919
SpeciesBrachinus tirsicola Antoine, 1963
SpeciesBrachinus tormentarius Leclerc, 1848  ⇒ 
SpeciesBrachinus tripustulatus Fabricius, 1792
SpeciesBrachinus truncatipennis Motschulsky, 1864
SpeciesBrachinus tschernikhii Mannerheim, 1843
SpeciesBrachinus turcomanus Iljin, 1923
SpeciesBrachinus turnai Hrdlicka, 2009
SpeciesBrachinus umvotianus Péringuey, 1904
SpeciesBrachinus undulatus Chaudoir, 1843
SpeciesBrachinus velox LeConte, 1846
SpeciesBrachinus venator Klug, 1853
SpeciesBrachinus ventralis Mannerheim, 1837  ⇒ 
SpeciesBrachinus verticalis Dejean, 1825
SpeciesBrachinus vietnamensis Kirschenhofer, 1994
SpeciesBrachinus vinulus Erichson, 1843
SpeciesBrachinus virescens Letzner, 1851
SpeciesBrachinus viridinitens Jedlička, 1939  ⇒ Brachinus (Cnecostolus) aeneicostis
SpeciesBrachinus viridis Leclerc, 1844  ⇒ 
SpeciesBrachinus vittaticollis Péringuey, 1896
SpeciesBrachinus vivesi Jeanne, 1985
SpeciesBrachinus votrubai Hrdlicka, 2009
SpeciesBrachinus zaboli Jedlicka, 1968

Synonyms
Aploa (Hope, 1833)
Aploas (Desmarest in Chenu, 1851)
Aptinomimus (Alluaud, 1935)
Brachinoaptinus (Lu?nik, 1926)
Brachinoptinus (Lutshnik, 1926)
Brachinus (Brachinoaptinus) (Lutshnik, 1926)
Brachinus (Brachinoptinus) (Lutshnik, 1926)
Brachinus (Metabrachinus) (Jeannel, 1949)
Brachinus (Neobrachinus) (Erwin, 1970)
Brachynaptinus (Csiki, 1933)
Brachynidius (Reitter, 1919)
Brachynolomus (Reitter, 1919)
Brachynus (Sturm in Ahrens, 1812)
Braehinus (Laferte, 1850)
Cnecostolus (Reitter, 1919)
Eubrachinus (Acloque, 1895)
Haploa (Agassiz, 1846)
Metabrachinus (Jeannel, 1949)
Neobrachinus (Erwin, 1970)
Platybrachinus (Jeannel, 1949)
Pseudaptinus (Porta, 1909)
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Brachinus
EnglishBombardier Beetle, Bombardier Beetles
DutchBombardeerkevers, Pistoolkevers


Distribution of Brachinus Weber, 1801
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Afghanistan


Albania


Algeria


Angola


Argentina


Armenia


Australia


Austria
5 Species
Azerbaijan


Bangladesh


Belarus


Belgium


Belize


Benin


Bhutan


Bolivia


Bosnia and Herzegovina


Botswana


Brazil
12 Species
Bulgaria


Burkina Faso


Burundi


Cambodia


Cameroon


Canada
21 Species
Chad


Chile


China
29 Species
Colombia


Costa Rica


Croatia


Cuba


Cyprus


Czech Republic


Democratic Republic of the Congo
16 Species
Denmark


Djibouti


Egypt


Eritrea


Estonia


Ethiopia


Finland


France
19 Species
Gambia


Georgia
27 Species
Germany
10 Species
Greece
26 Species
Guatemala


Guinea


Guyana


Honduras


Hungary


India
43 Species
Indonesia
19 Species
Iran
35 Species
Iraq


Ireland


Israel


Italy
31 Species
Ivory Coast


Japan
11 Species
Jordan


Kazakhstan
19 Species
Kenya


Kyrgyzstan


Laos


Latvia


Lebanon


Lesotho


Liberia


Libya


Lithuania


Luxembourg


Madagascar
27 Species
Malaysia


Mali


Mauritania


Mexico
33 Species
Moldova


Mongolia


Montenegro


Morocco


Mozambique


Myanmar
23 Species
Namibia


Nepal
2 Species
Netherlands


Nicaragua


Niger


Nigeria


North Korea


Norway


Pakistan


Palestine


Panama


Papua New Guinea
4 Species
Paraguay


Peru


Philippines


Poland


Portugal


Republic South Africa
28 Species
Romania


Russia
27 Species
Rwanda


Saudi Arabia


Senegal


Serbia


Sierra Leone


Slovakia


Slovenia


Somalia


South Korea


Spain
27 Species
Sri Lanka


Sudan


Sweden


Switzerland


Syria


Taiwan


Tajikistan


Tanzania
10 Species
Thailand


Tunisia


Turkey
22 Species
Turkmenistan


Uganda


Ukraine


United Kingdom
6 Species
Uruguay


USA
60 Species
Uzbekistan


Venezuela


Vietnam
15 Species
Yemen


Zambia


Zimbabwe




Found in fossile formations
Florissant Fossil Beds


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