Pheropsophus jessoensis

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Pheropsophus jessoensis
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Pheropsophus jessoensis collected by Y.Nagai in 1992 and identified by K.Ikeuchi. [1]
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Pheropsophus
Species:
P. jessoensis
Binomial name
Pheropsophus jessoensis
Synonyms
  • Pheropsophus stenaptinus jessoensis - A.Morawitz, 1862

Pheropsophus kimaniae, colloquially known as the Asian bombardier beetle [2] (miidera beetle in Japan) is a species of ground beetle from Japan, North and South Korea, and the province of Yunnan, China.

References

  1. "Pheropsophus jessoensis Morawitz,1862". Gallery of specimens, Pheropsophus jessoensis. Osaka Prefecture University. Archived from the original on 2014-03-04. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
  2. Langin, Katie (2018-02-06). "Watch a bombardier beetle escape from a toad's stomach". Science. Retrieved 2019-05-19.