Brachinus crepitans (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Bombadier Beetle)

Interactions where Brachinus crepitans is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
(live) live adult is ectoparasitised by ascoma UK/Ireland Laboulbenia rougetii a laboulbeniomycete Laboulbeniales: Laboulbeniaceae A preliminary host-parasite checklist of British Laboulbeniales, Weir, A., 1996
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Laboulbeniomycetes/Laboulbeniales/Laboulbeniaceae/Laboulbenia rougetii/Laboulbenia rougetiia laboulbeniomyceteascoma Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Carabidae/Brachinus crepitans/Brachinus crepitansbombadier beetleliveadult ascoma ectoparasitises live adult

Author & YearTitleSource
Weir, A., 1996A preliminary host-parasite checklist of British LaboulbenialesEntomologist Vol 115: 50-58.

Brachinus crepitans (Bombadier Beetle) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Brachinus crepitans (Bombadier Beetle) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBrachinus crepitans (Bombadier Beetle)
GenusBrachinus (bombardier beetles)
FamilyCARABIDAE (ground beetles, tiger beetles)
SuborderADEPHAGA (water and ground beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Brachinus crepitans (Bombadier Beetle)

Brachinus crepitans (Bombadier Beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
New Scientist, 9 Dec 2003 2003 Beetle’s jet may inspire new engines New Scientist.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Brachinus crepitans (Bombadier Beetle):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 3 images of Brachinus crepitans (Bombadier Beetle)
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