American Bombardier Beetle
Brachinus fumans (Fabricius, 1781)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Coleoptera |
| Family | Carabidae |
| Genus | Brachinus |
| Species | Brachinus fumans (Fabricius, 1781) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Accidental
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Missouri.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Missouri
Counties
- Missouri
- Perry
Conservation and management
NatureServe
GNR Unranked
National ranks
- United States
- NNR
- Canada
- N4 Apparently Secure
Subnational ranks
- Montana
- SNR Unranked
- Rhode Island
- SNR Unranked
- Idaho
- SNR Unranked
- Connecticut
- S2 Imperiled
- Indiana
- SNR Unranked
- Manitoba
- S3 Vulnerable
- Ontario
- SU Unrankable
- Alberta
- SU Unrankable
- New Brunswick
- SU Unrankable
- British Columbia
- SU Unrankable
- Quebec
- SNR Unranked
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Peck, S.B. & Lewis, J.J. 1978. Zoogeography and evolution of the subterranean invertebrate faunas of Illinois and southeastern Missouri. National Speleological Society Bulletin 40: 39–63.
How to cite this account
Brachinus fumans (Fabricius, 1781). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1533. https://cavebiology.org/species/brachinus-fumans/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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