IFAS Extension
A Bombardier Beetle Pheropsophus aequinoctialis (L.) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Carabidae)
Gregory Parrow and Adam Dale
Agriculture
Abstract
Pheropsophus aequinoctialis (L.) is a carabid beetle in the tribe Brachinini that is native to parts of South and Central America. Ground beetles of this tribe are commonly referred to as bombardier beetles due to their ability to produce a powerful and hot defensive chemical spray directed at would-be predators.
About this Publication
This document is EENY-765, one of a series of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date September 2020. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication. This document is also available on the Featured Creatures website at http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures.
About the Authors
Gregory Parrow; and Adam Dale, assistant professor, Department of Entomology and Nematology; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.
How to Cite
Parrow, G., & Dale, A. (2021). A Bombardier Beetle Pheropsophus aequinoctialis (L.) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Carabidae). EDIS, 2021(2), 4. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in1312-2020
Authors
Adam Dale
Specialist
University of Florida
associate professor, turfgrass and ornamental entomology, UF/IFAS Department of Entomology and Nematology, Gainesville, FL
Publication #EENY-765
