Brachinus bellicosus
Dufour, 1820
Family: Carabidae
Size: 9.3 mm (7.0 to 9.5 mm)
Origin: Pyrenees, Iberian Peninsula, Algiers
Biology: Loves warmth, in dry and sunny places,
when harassed, a corrosive liquid squirts out of the rear end with a bang
Location: Spain, Prov. Granada, Sierra Nevada, Pico Veleta
leg.det. Mager,/ Muehle, 19.V.1975
Photo: U.Schmidt, 2024
Brachinus bellicosus (big)
Brachinus bellicosus (Flickr)
Brachinus bellicosus (Wikimedia Commons)
Location List Coleoptera Spain (Google Drive)
Locality List Carabidae Palaearctic Region (Google Drive)