Brachinus efflans is a species of ground beetle in the Brachininae subfamily that can be found in Bulgaria,[1] Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Gibraltar, and on the islands such as Sicily.[2] It can also be found in North African countries such as Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, and is common in Syria too.[3] The species is black coloured with red head and legs,[4] and is similar to Brachinus crepitans.[citation needed]

Brachinus efflans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Brachinus
Species:
B. efflans
Binomial name
Brachinus efflans
Synonyms
  • Brachinus etslans Dejean, 1830
  • Brachinus fleisheri Reitter, 1919

References

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  1. ^ Vassil B. Guéorguiev, Borislav V. Guéorguiev (1995). Catalogue of the ground beetles of Bulgaria (Coleoptera, Carabidae). Sofia - Moscow: Pensoft. p. 78. ISBN 954-642-003-4.
  2. ^ "Brachinus (Brachinus) efflans Dejean & Boisduval, 1829". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 20, 2013. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
  3. ^ "Brachinus efflans Dejean, 1830". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  4. ^ "Description". Biolib.cz. Retrieved December 27, 2012.