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 <small>Erwin, 1970</small>
- Brachinus abbreviatus <small>(Laporte, 1835)</small>
- Brachinus abyssinicus <small>Chaudoir, 1876</small>
- Brachinus adustipennis <small>Erwin, 1969</small>
- Brachinus aeger <small>Chaudoir, 1876</small>
- Brachinus aeneicostis <small>Bates, 1883</small>
- Brachinus afghanus <small>Jedlicka, 1967</small>
- Brachinus agraphus <small>(Alluaud, 1899)</small>
- Brachinus albarracinus <small>Wagner, 1926</small>
- Brachinus alexandri <small>F.Battoni, 1984</small>
- Brachinus alexiguus <small>Erwin, 1970</small>
- Brachinus algoensis <small>Péringuey, 1896</small>
- Brachinus alternans <small>Dejean, 1825</small>
- Brachinus americanus <small>(LeConte, 1844)</small>
- Brachinus andalusiacus <small>Rambur, 1837</small>
- Brachinus andamanensis <small>Tian & Deuve, 2015</small>
- Brachinus andreaei <small>Basilewsky, 1964</small>
- Brachinus angustatus <small>(Dejean, 1831)</small>
- Brachinus ankarensis <small>Jedlicka, 1962</small>
- Brachinus annulicornis <small>Chaudoir, 1842</small>
- Brachinus apicalis <small>Erichson, 1843</small>
- Brachinus arboreus <small>Chevrolat, 1834</small>
- Brachinus aristokrates <small>Liebke, 1934</small>
- Brachinus armiger <small>Dejean, 1831</small>
- Brachinus atramentarius <small>Mannerheim, 1837</small>
- Brachinus atripensis <small>Ballion, 1871</small>
- Brachinus azureipennis <small>Chaudoir, 1876</small>
- Brachinus bagdatensis <small>Pic, 1902</small>
- Brachinus bantimurungensis <small>Kirschenhofer, 2012</small>
- Brachinus barbarus <small>Lucas, 1846</small>
- Brachinus barclayi <small>Hrdlicka, 2019</small>
- Brachinus barthei <small>Mateu, 1958</small>
- Brachinus batuensis <small>Kirschenhofer, 2011</small>
- Brachinus bayardi <small>Dejean, 1831</small>
- Brachinus bellicosus <small>L.Dufour, 1820</small>
- Brachinus belyaevae <small>Fedorenko, 2013</small>
- Brachinus bendanilloi <small>Lassalle & Schnell, 2018</small>
- Brachinus berytensis <small>Reiche & Saulcy, 1855</small>
- Brachinus bigutticeps <small>Chaudoir, 1876</small>
- Brachinus bilineatus <small>Laporte, 1835</small>
- Brachinus bipustulatus <small>Quensel, 1806</small>
- Brachinus bodemeyeri <small>Apfelbeck, 1904</small>
- Brachinus boeticus <small>Rambur, 1837</small>
- Brachinus bolovenensis <small>Hrdlicka, 2009</small>
- Brachinus brevicollis <small>Motschulsky, 1844</small>
- Brachinus brittoni <small>Ali, 1967</small>
- Brachinus bruchi <small>Liebke, 1939</small>
- Brachinus brunneus <small>Laporte, 1834</small>
- Brachinus caffer <small>Boheman, 1848</small>
- Brachinus cambodgensis <small>Kirschenhofer, 2012</small>
- Brachinus canaliculatus <small>Fairmaire, 1897</small>
- Brachinus capnicus <small>Erwin, 1970</small>
- Brachinus catalonicus <small>Jeanne, 1988</small>
- Brachinus chalchihuitlicue <small>Erwin, 1970</small>
- Brachinus charis <small>Andrewes, 1923</small>
- Brachinus chaudoirianus <small>Jakobson, 1908</small>
- Brachinus chinensis <small>Chaudoir, 1850</small>
- Brachinus chirriador <small>Erwin, 1970</small>
- Brachinus cibolensis <small>Erwin, 1970</small>
- Brachinus ciliatus <small>Liebke, 1933</small>
- Brachinus cinctellus <small>Chaudoir, 1876</small>
- Brachinus cinctipennis <small>Chevrolat, 1835</small>
- Brachinus circumtinctus <small>Bates, 1892</small>
- Brachinus collarti <small>Basilewsky, 1948</small>
- Brachinus conformis <small>Dejean, 1831</small>
- Brachinus congicus <small>(Basilewsky, 1958)</small>
- Brachinus connectoides <small>(Jeannel, 1949)</small>
- Brachinus connectus <small>Dejean, 1831</small>
- Brachinus consanguineus <small>Chaudoir, 1876</small>
- Brachinus constrictus <small>Reitter, 1919</small>
- Brachinus cordicollis <small>Dejean, 1826</small>
- Brachinus costatulus <small>Motschulsky, 1844</small>
- Brachinus costiger <small>Chaudoir, 1876</small>
- Brachinus costipennis <small>Motschulsky, 1859</small>
- Brachinus costulipennis <small>Liebke, 1928</small>
- Brachinus crepitans <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small> (Bombardier Beetle)
- Brachinus cruciatus <small>(Quensel, 1806)</small>
- Brachinus cyanipennis <small>Say, 1823</small>
- Brachinus cyanochroaticus <small>Erwin, 1969</small>
- Brachinus cychroides <small>Hrdlicka, 2009</small>
- Brachinus dalatensis <small>Fedorenko, 2013</small>
- Brachinus daliensis <small>Kirschenhofer, 2011</small>
- Brachinus dawnaensis <small>Kirschenhofer, 2003</small>
- Brachinus demoulini <small>Basilewsky, 1962</small>
- Brachinus deuvei <small>Gao & Tian, 2011</small>
- Brachinus devagiriensis <small>Akhil; Divya & Sabu, 2020</small>
- Brachinus dieganus <small>(Jeannel, 1949)</small>
- Brachinus diffusus <small>Chaudoir, 1876</small>
- Brachinus dilapsus <small>Antoine, 1941</small>
- Brachinus dilatatus <small>Klug, 1832</small>
- Brachinus dilatipennis <small>Reitter, 1919</small>
- Brachinus dilottii <small>Maran, 1933</small>
- Brachinus dissimilis <small>(Basilewsky, 1943)</small>
- Brachinus distans <small>Lorenz, 1998</small>
- Brachinus dorsalis <small>Dejean, 1831</small>
- Brachinus drumonti <small>Tian & Deuve, 2015</small>
- Brachinus dryas <small>Andrewes, 1936</small>
- Brachinus efflans <small>Dejean, 1830</small>
- Brachinus ejaculans <small>Fischer von Waldheim, 1828</small>
- Brachinus elegans <small>Chaudoir, 1842</small>
- Brachinus elegantulus <small>Erichson, 1842</small>
- Brachinus elongatulus <small>Chaudoir, 1876</small>
- Brachinus enonensis <small>Péringuey, 1898</small>
- Brachinus eucosmus <small>Andrewes, 1937</small>
- Brachinus evanescens <small>Bates, 1892</small>
- Brachinus exhalans <small>(P.Rossi, 1792)</small>
- Brachinus explodens <small>Duftschmid, 1812</small>
- Brachinus explosus <small>Erwin, 1970</small>
- Brachinus exquisitus <small>Bates, 1892</small>
- Brachinus fageli <small>Basilewsky, 1962</small>
- Brachinus fasciatocollis <small>(Fairmaire, 1901)</small>
- Brachinus favicollis <small>Erwin, 1965</small>
- Brachinus flavicapillus <small>Bates, 1892</small>
- Brachinus flavipes <small>Gao & Tian, 2011</small>
- Brachinus flavithorax <small>Tian & Deuve, 2015</small>
- Brachinus flaviventris <small>Chaudoir, 1876</small>
- Brachinus flavus <small>Jedlicka, 1955</small>
- Brachinus flores <small>Kirschenhofer, 2011</small>
- Brachinus floresensis <small>Hrdlicka, 2017</small>
- Brachinus foochowi <small>Kirschenhofer, 1986</small>
- Brachinus formosanus <small>Jedlicka, 1939</small>
- Brachinus forticostis <small>Liebke, 1934</small>
- Brachinus frontalis <small>Chaudoir, 1883</small>
- Brachinus fukienensis <small>Hrdlicka, 2009</small>
- Brachinus fulminatus <small>Erwin, 1969</small>
- Brachinus fulvipennis <small>Chaudoir, 1876</small>
- Brachinus fumans <small>(Fabricius, 1781)</small>
- Brachinus fuscicornis <small>Dejean, 1826</small>
- Brachinus fuscipennis <small>Dejean, 1825</small>
- Brachinus galactoderus <small>Erwin, 1970</small>
- Brachinus garnerae <small>Hrdlicka, 2019</small>
- Brachinus gebhardis <small>Erwin, 1965</small>
- Brachinus geiseri <small>Hrdlicka, 2019</small>
- Brachinus genicularis <small>Mannerheim, 1837</small>
- Brachinus geniculatus <small>Dejean, 1831</small>
- Brachinus gentilis <small>Erichson, 1843</small>
- Brachinus ghindanus <small>Liebke, 1934</small>
- Brachinus grandis <small>Brullé, 1838</small>
- Brachinus grootaerti <small>Tian & Deuve, 2013</small>
- Brachinus guangdongensis <small>Tian & Deuve, 2015</small>
- Brachinus hajeki <small>Hrdlicka, 2017</small>
- Brachinus hamatus <small>Fischer von Waldheim, 1828</small>
- Brachinus havai <small>Hrdlicka, 2016</small>
- Brachinus hazardi <small>Andrewes, 1930</small>
- Brachinus hexagrammus <small>Chaudoir, 1876</small>
- Brachinus hirsutus <small>Bates, 1884</small>
- Brachinus hoffmanni <small>Liebke, 1927</small>
- Brachinus hubeiensis <small>Hrdlicka, 2009</small>
- Brachinus humeralis <small>Ahrens, 1812</small>
- Brachinus hunanensis <small>Kirschenhofer, 2011</small>
- Brachinus hylaenus <small>Reichardt, 1967</small>
- Brachinus ichabodopsis <small>Erwin, 1970</small>
- Brachinus illotus <small>Chaudoir, 1876</small>
- Brachinus immaculicornis <small>Dejean, 1826</small>
- Brachinus immarginatus <small>Brullé, 1838</small>
- Brachinus imperialensis <small>Erwin, 1965</small>
- Brachinus imporcitis <small>Erwin, 1970</small>
- Brachinus incomptus <small>Bates, 1873</small>
- Brachinus inconditus <small>Péringuey, 1896</small>
- Brachinus inops <small>Andrewes, 1932</small>
- Brachinus intactus <small>Bates, 1892</small>
- Brachinus intermedius <small>Brullé, 1838</small>
- Brachinus irakus <small>Liebke, 1933</small>
- Brachinus italicus <small>(Dejean, 1831)</small>
- Brachinus jakli <small>Hrdlicka, 2009</small>
- Brachinus janthinipennis <small>(Dejean, 1831)</small>
- Brachinus javalinopsis <small>Erwin, 1970</small>
- Brachinus johorensis <small>Kirschenhofer, 2012</small>
- Brachinus jucundus <small>Dejean, 1831</small>
- Brachinus kalalovae <small>Roubal, 1932</small>
- Brachinus kansanus <small>LeConte, 1863</small>
- Brachinus kavanaughi <small>Erwin, 1969</small>
- Brachinus knirschi <small>Jedlicka, 1931</small>
- Brachinus kollari <small>Liebke, 1934</small>
- Brachinus krynickii <small>Hrdlicka in Löbl & Smetana, 2003</small>
- Brachinus kryzhanovskii <small>Belousov & Kabak, 1992</small>
- Brachinus laetus <small>Dejean, 1831</small>
- Brachinus laevicostis <small>Liebke, 1934</small>
- Brachinus langenhani <small>Liebke, 1934</small>
- Brachinus lapidarius <small>Basilewsky, 1962</small>
- Brachinus lateralis <small>Dejean, 1831</small>
- Brachinus latipennis <small>Peyerimhoff, 1907</small>
- Brachinus latus <small>Lorenz, 1998</small>
- Brachinus lavaudeni <small>(Jeannel, 1949)</small>
- Brachinus leprieuri <small>Gory, 1833</small>
- Brachinus lesnei <small>Andrewes, 1923</small>
- Brachinus lethierryi <small>Reiche, 1868</small>
- Brachinus lewecki <small>Liebke, 1928</small>
- Brachinus lewisii <small>Bates, 1873</small>
- Brachinus leytensis <small>Lassalle & Schnell, 2018</small>
- Brachinus limbellus <small>Chaudoir, 1876</small>
- Brachinus limbicollis <small>Chaudoir, 1876</small>
- Brachinus limbiger <small>Chaudoir, 1876</small>
- Brachinus lombokensis <small>Kirschenhofer, 2010</small>
- Brachinus longipalpis <small>Wiedemann, 1821</small>
- Brachinus longulus <small>Chaudoir, 1876</small>
- Brachinus luzonicus <small>Chaudoir, 1876</small>
- Brachinus macrocerus <small>Chaudoir, 1876</small>
- Brachinus mactus <small>Péringuey, 1904</small>
- Brachinus madecassus <small>(Jeannel, 1949)</small>
- Brachinus magyari <small>Jedlicka, 1960</small>
- Brachinus mansorii <small>Azadbakhsh & Kirschenhofer, 2018</small>
- Brachinus marginellus <small>Dejean, 1826</small>
- Brachinus marginiventris <small>Brullé, 1838</small>
- Brachinus marleyi <small>Barker, 1919</small>
- Brachinus mauretanicus <small>Bedel, 1914</small>
- Brachinus medius <small>T.W.Harris, 1828</small>
- Brachinus melanarthrus <small>Chaudoir, 1876</small>
- Brachinus melancholicus <small>Schmidt-Goebel, 1846</small>
- Brachinus meratusensis <small>Hrdlicka, 2017</small>
- Brachinus merkli <small>Kirschenhofer, 2003</small>
- Brachinus mesopotamicus <small>Ali, 1967</small>
- Brachinus methneri <small>Liebke, 1934</small>
- Brachinus mexicanus <small>Dejean, 1831</small>
- Brachinus micheli <small>(Jeannel, 1949)</small>
- Brachinus microamericanus <small>Erwin, 1969</small>
- Brachinus microrrhabdus <small>(Alluaud, 1899)</small>
- Brachinus midoli <small>Alluaud, 1917</small>
- Brachinus mindanaoensis <small>Tian & Deuve, 2013</small>
- Brachinus minor <small>Jedlicka, 1958</small>
- Brachinus mobilis <small>Erwin, 1970</small>
- Brachinus modestus <small>Schmidt-Goebel, 1846</small>
- Brachinus motschulskyi <small>Hrdlicka in Löbl & Smetana, 2003</small>
- Brachinus muchei <small>Jedlicka, 1967</small>
- Brachinus natalicus <small>Péringuey, 1896</small>
- Brachinus neglectus <small>LeConte, 1844</small>
- Brachinus ngoclinhensis <small>Hrdlicka, 2017</small>
- Brachinus niger <small>Chaudoir, 1876</small>
- Brachinus nigricans <small>Chaudoir, 1850</small>
- Brachinus nigricornis <small>Gebler, 1830</small>
- Brachinus nigridorsis <small>Nakane, 1962</small>
- Brachinus nigripes <small>G.R.Waterhouse, 1841</small>
- Brachinus nigrovirescens <small>Basilewsky, 1951</small>
- Brachinus nobilis <small>Dejean, 1831</small>
- Brachinus nuristanus <small>Jedlicka, 1967</small>
- Brachinus oaxacensis <small>Erwin, 1970</small>
- Brachinus obliquetruncatus <small>Perris, 1875</small>
- Brachinus obliterus <small>Péringuey, 1896</small>
- Brachinus oblongus <small>Dejean, 1825</small>
- Brachinus obtusus <small>(Thunberg, 1784)</small>
- Brachinus olgae <small>Arribas, 1993</small>
- Brachinus olidus <small>Reiche, 1843</small>
- Brachinus oneili <small>Péringuey, 1898</small>
- Brachinus opacipennis <small>Motschulsky, 1864</small>
- Brachinus orestes <small>Kirschenhofer, 2003</small>
- Brachinus orientalis <small>Chaudoir, 1876</small>
- Brachinus ornatus <small>Fairmaire, 1901</small>
- Brachinus otini <small>Antoine, 1963</small>
- Brachinus ovalipennis <small>Fedorenko, 2013</small>
- Brachinus ovipennis <small>LeConte, 1863</small>
- Brachinus oxygonus <small>Chaudoir, 1843</small>
- Brachinus pachygaster <small>Perty, 1830</small>
- Brachinus palawanensis <small>Tian & Deuve, 2013</small>
- Brachinus pallidipes <small>Reitter, 1919</small>
- Brachinus pallidus <small>Erwin, 1965</small>
- Brachinus pallipes <small>Dejean, 1826</small>
- Brachinus papua <small>Darlington, 1968</small>
- Brachinus pateri <small>Puel, 1938</small>
- Brachinus patruelis <small>LeConte, 1844</small>
- Brachinus paviei <small>Lesne, 1896</small>
- Brachinus pecoudi <small>Puel, 1925</small>
- Brachinus pectoralis <small>Dejean, 1825</small>
- Brachinus pelengensis <small>Hrdlicka, 2009</small>
- Brachinus peltastes <small>Andrewes, 1931</small>
- Brachinus perplexus <small>Dejean, 1831</small>
- Brachinus perrieri <small>(Jeannel, 1949)</small>
- Brachinus phaeocerus <small>Chaudoir, 1868</small>
- Brachinus philippinensis <small>Tian & Deuve, 2007</small>
- Brachinus piceus <small>Chaudoir, 1876</small>
- Brachinus pictus <small>(Hope, 1833)</small>
- Brachinus plagiatus <small>Reiche, 1868</small>
- Brachinus pokharaensis <small>Kirschenhofer, 2012</small>
- Brachinus posticus <small>Dejean, 1831</small>
- Brachinus praestans <small>Andrewes, 1931</small>
- Brachinus promontorii <small>Péringuey, 1888</small>
- Brachinus proximus <small>Fairmaire, 1887</small>
- Brachinus pseudocruciatus <small>Reitter, 1909</small>
- Brachinus psophia <small>Audinet-Serville, 1821</small>
- Brachinus puberulus <small>Chaudoir, 1868</small>
- Brachinus punctaticollis <small>Heller, 1923</small>
- Brachinus puncticollis <small>Schmidt-Goebel, 1846</small>
- Brachinus pygmaeus <small>(Dejean, 1826)</small>
- Brachinus quadriguttatus <small>Gebler, 1830</small>
- Brachinus quadripennis <small>Dejean, 1825</small>
- Brachinus reyi <small>Andrewes, 1924</small>
- Brachinus rikatlae <small>Péringuey, 1896</small>
- Brachinus rugipennis <small>Chaudoir, 1868</small>
- Brachinus sallei <small>Chaudoir, 1876</small>
- Brachinus sanchi <small>Azadbakhsh & Kirschenhofer, 2018</small>
- Brachinus schmidti <small>Andrewes, 1927</small>
- Brachinus scitulus <small>Schmidt-Goebel, 1846</small>
- Brachinus sclopeta <small>(Fabricius, 1792)</small>
- Brachinus scotomedes <small>L.Redtenbacher, 1868</small>
- Brachinus scotti <small>Liebke, 1934</small>
- Brachinus scriptus <small>Chaudoir, 1878</small>
- Brachinus scutellatus <small>Chaudoir, 1876</small>
- Brachinus sericeus <small>Dejean, 1831</small>
- Brachinus servillei <small>Marc, 1839</small>
- Brachinus sexmaculatus <small>Dejean, 1825</small>
- Brachinus sexnotatus <small>Liebke, 1934</small>
- Brachinus sexpustulatus <small>(Fabricius, 1775)</small>
- Brachinus seyrigi <small>(Alluaud, 1935)</small>
- Brachinus sicardi <small>Jeannel, 1949</small>
- Brachinus sichemita <small>Reiche & Saulcy, 1855</small>
- Brachinus simulans <small>Péringuey, 1896</small>
- Brachinus solidipalpis <small>Tian & Deuve, 2007</small>
- Brachinus solidus <small>Péringuey, 1898</small>
- Brachinus somereni <small>Burgeon, 1947</small>
- Brachinus sonorous <small>Erwin, 1970</small>
- Brachinus sordidus <small>Andrewes, 1933</small>
- Brachinus stappersi <small>Liebke, 1934</small>
- Brachinus stenoderus <small>Bates, 1873</small>
- Brachinus stevensi <small>Andrewes, 1924</small>
- Brachinus stevensianus <small>Jedlicka, 1956</small>
- Brachinus stygius <small>Andrewes, 1933</small>
- Brachinus subcostatus <small>Dejean, 1825</small>
- Brachinus suberbianus <small>Alluaud, 1935</small>
- Brachinus sublaevis <small>Chaudoir, 1868</small>
- Brachinus subnotatus <small>Chaudoir, 1844</small>
- Brachinus suensoni <small>Kirschenhofer, 1986</small>
- Brachinus sulcipennis <small>(Jeannel, 1949)</small>
- Brachinus sumbawanus <small>Hrdlicka, 2017</small>
- Brachinus suturalis <small>(Jeannel, 1949)</small>
- Brachinus suturatus <small>Chaudoir, 1876</small>
- Brachinus suturellus <small>Chaudoir, 1876</small>
- Brachinus szetschuanensis <small>Jedlicka, 1964</small>
- Brachinus talyschensis <small>Motschulsky, 1850</small>
- Brachinus tenuicollis <small>LeConte, 1844</small>
- Brachinus tenuis <small>Lorenz, 1998</small>
- Brachinus testaceus <small>Rambur, 1837</small>
- Brachinus tetracolon <small>Chaudoir, 1876</small>
- Brachinus tetragrammus <small>Chaudoir, 1876</small>
- Brachinus tetraspilotus <small>Chaudoir, 1876</small>
- Brachinus tetrastigma <small>Fairmaire, 1897</small>
- Brachinus texanus <small>Chaudoir, 1868</small>
- Brachinus tianshanicus <small>Mikhailov, 1976</small>
- Brachinus tigridis <small>Ali, 1967</small>
- Brachinus timorensis <small>Hrdlicka, 2017</small>
- Brachinus truncatulus <small>Fairmaire, 1901</small>
- Brachinus tsara <small>Alluaud, 1918</small>
- Brachinus turkestanicus <small>Liebke, 1928</small>
- Brachinus turnai <small>Hrdlicka, 2009</small>
- Brachinus vadoni <small>Jeannel, 1949</small>
- Brachinus vagus <small>Péringuey, 1898</small>
- Brachinus variegatus <small>(Roth, 1851)</small>
- Brachinus variventris <small>L.Schaufuss, 1862</small>
- Brachinus velutinus <small>Erwin, 1965</small>
- Brachinus vicinus <small>Dejean, 1826</small>
- Brachinus vigilans <small>Chaudoir, 1876</small>
- Brachinus viridipennis <small>Dejean, 1831</small>
- Brachinus vitticollis <small>Chaudoir, 1876</small>
- Brachinus votrubai <small>Hrdlicka, 2009</small>
- Brachinus vulcanoides <small>Erwin, 1969</small>
- Brachinus xanthophryus <small>Chaudoir, 1876</small>
- Brachinus xanthopleurus <small>Chaudoir, 1876</small>
- Brachinus yunnanus <small>Jedlicka, 1964</small>
- â Brachinus newberryi <small>Scudder, 1900</small>
- â Brachinus primordialis <small>Heer, 1847</small>
- â Brachinus repressus <small>Scudder, 1900</small>
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