Brachinus efflans

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 identical to Brachinus crepitans.

Brachinus efflans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Carabidae
Genus:	Brachinus
Species:	B. efflans
Binomial name
Brachinus efflans Dejean & Boisduval, 1829
Synonyms
Brachinus etslans Dejean, 1830 Brachinus fleisheri Reitter, 1919

References

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. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
3. "Brachinus (Brachinus) efflans Dejean, 1830". Carabidae of the World. September 20, 2011. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
4. "Description". Biolib.cz. Retrieved December 27, 2012.