Brachinus crepitans (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Bombadier Beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBrachinus crepitans (Bombadier Beetle)
GenusBrachinus (bombardier beetles)
FamilyCARABIDAE (ground beetles, tiger beetles)
SuborderADEPHAGA (water and ground beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Brachinus crepitans (Bombadier Beetle) :
1: Brachinus crepitans (Bombadier Beetle)
25 Mar 2018 OSGR: SY77 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
under stone which was lying directly on the ground
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Adult - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Adult - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver background

Brachinus crepitans (Bombadier Beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Brachinus crepitans (Bombadier Beetle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Brachinus crepitans (Bombadier Beetle)
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