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Common Name:
Bombardier Beetle

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass: Pterygota
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Infraorder:
Superfamily:
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Brachininae
Tribe: Brachinini
Species:
Brachinus sp.

Hodges No:

Location:
Coronado National Forest
Graham County, AZ
USA

Date: 4/26/09

Stage: Adult
Sex:
Notes:

Image at BugGuide: http://bugguide.net/node/view/271930

Brachinus sp. Carabidae
Bombardier Beetle
Identifications represent best guesses on my part and are not intended to be authoritative.
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