Brachinus texanus explained

Brachinus texanus is a species of ground beetle in the genus Brachinus ("bombardier beetles"), in the family Carabidae ("ground beetles").^{[1] [2] [3]} It is found in North America. Like other bombardier beetles, it can spray a boiling, corrosive liquid from its abdomen if provoked, and as such should not be handled.^[2]

Further reading

• Arnett, R.H. Jr., and M. C. Thomas. (eds.). (2000). American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
• Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
• Bousquet, Yves (2012). "Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico". ZooKeys, issue 245, 1–1722.
• Erwin, Terry L. (2011). A Treatise on the Western Hemisphere Caraboidea (Coleoptera): Their classification, distributions, and ways of life, volume III. Carabidae - Loxomeriformes, Melaeniformes, 412.
• Richard E. White. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Brachinus texanus Species Information. BugGuide.net. 2018-01-21.
2. Web site: Brachinus texanus Report. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). 2018-01-21.
3. Web site: Brachinus texanus Species Overview. Encyclopedia of Life. 2018-01-21.