Surf Wiki
Save to docs
general/beetles-described-in-1758

From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

Brachinus crepitans

Species of beetle

Brachinus crepitans

Species of beetle

  • Brachinus abdominaly Dallatorre, 1877 [unav.]
  • Brachinus altaicus Motschulsky, 1864
  • Brachinus annulatus Reitter, 1919 [unav.]
  • Brachinus atripennis Motschulsky, 1864: 215 [suppressed]
  • Brachinus coerulescens Dallatorre, 1877 [unav.]
  • Brachinus costatus G.Muller, 1911
  • Brachinus fallax Apfelbeck, 1904 [nec Peringuey, 1896]
  • Brachinus femoratus Letzner, 1851 [unav.]
  • Brachinus fimbriolatus Lucas, 1846
  • Brachinus flavosuturatus Eichler, 1924
  • Brachinus gracilis Motschulsky, 1844
  • Brachinus jeanneli Razet, 1951
  • Brachinus joenius Patti, 1844
  • Brachinus immaculatus Letzner, 1851 [unav.]
  • Brachinus kirghis Iljin, 1925
  • Brachinus morio Gagliardi, 1941
  • Brachinus nigripennis Letzner, 1851 [unav.]
  • Brachinus obscuricornis Brulle, 1834 [nec Menetries, 1832]
  • Brachinus obscurus Heer, 1837
  • Brachinus rufothoracicus Marcu, 1929
  • Brachinus siculus Patti, 1844
  • Brachinus scoteinus Kolenati,1845
  • Brachinus strepitans Duftschmid, 1812
  • Brachinus sulcatulus Motschulsky, 1850
  • Brachinus tibialis Letzner, 1851 [unav.]
  • Brachinus virescens Letzner, 1851 [unav.]
  • Brachinus virescens Dallatorre, 1877 [unav.]
  • Carabus crepitans Linnaeus, 1758

Brachinus crepitans is a species of ground beetle in the Brachininae subfamily that can be found in Europe, central and west Asia, and northern Africa.

Etymology

The name of the species derived from a Latin word which means crackle because it makes crackling noise.

Description

Brachinus crepitans can reach a length of 7 -, with an average of 8 mm. Head and protum are brown, while elytrae are greenish. The species is very similar to Brachinus efflans.

Distribution

Ukrainian distribution

In Ukraine the species is found in the steppes of Lviv, near Osovitsa village of Podolian Province in western Ukraine. It is also found in Zolochiv, Kharkiv Oblast.

UK Distribution

The species can be found in southern England and southern Wales where it is abundant in coastal areas. The inland locations have been sited as well through, the most recent of which are Cotswolds and Northamptonshire where it was discovered in limestones. It was also found in boulder clay in Huntingdonshire, and in Brotheridge Green, an old railway line and wildlife reserve that was located near Malvern, Worcestershire. The species was found in the 1970s by Ian L. Crombie.

Ecology

''Brachinus crepitans''

The species fly from May to June. The lifecycle is not known but the larvae are thought to be external parasites that feed on the pupae of other beetle species including Amara convexiuscula and a staphylinid beetle, Tasgius ater (Gravenhorst, 1802).

When disturbed, the species shoot liquid from two glands through their anus. Since one of the glands contains hydrogen peroxide and the other hydroquinone, when two the contents mix with enzymes in a "firing chamber", the liquid explodes, and harms the attackers.

Habitat

The species can be found in dry and sunny areas, and usually under stones. It can also be found in calcareous grasslands, arable land, and chalk quarries.

References

References

  1. "Brachinus crepitans (Linnaeus, 1758)".
  2. (August 29, 2013). "''Brachinus (Brachinus) crepitans'' (Linnaeus, 1758)". [[Fauna Europaea]].
  3. "Bombardier beetle (Brachinus crepitans)". [[ARKive]].
  4. "Bombardier Beetle Brachinus Crepitans Found Near Honeybourne". WBRC.
Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

beetles-described-in-1758 beetles-of-asia beetles-of-europe animal-taxa-named-by-carl-linnaeus brachinus
Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about Brachinus crepitans — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report