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Brachinus er en slekt av billene i delgruppen (underfamilien) bombardérbiller (Brachininae) i familiegruppen løpebiller. Ingen arter er registret fra Norge.
Utseende Små til middelsstore (gjerne 5-10 millimeter), spinkle løpebiller, dekkvingene forholdsvis brede. På farge er dekkvingene ofest mørke, ofte med metallglans, hode, pronotum og bein ofte rødlige. Hodet er omtrent femkantet, fasettøynene forholdsvis små, antennene lange og tynne. Pronotum er omtrent så bredt som hodet, bredere foran enn bak, med innsvungne kanter. Dekkvingene er noe flate, oftest med fine punktstriper.
Levevis Artene lever på varme, tørre, solåpne steder. De voksne billene er rovdyr og kan noen ganger finnes tallrikt under steiner. Larvene er ektoparasitter, i alle fall noen av artene angriper pupper av andre biller. Billene i denne slekten forsvarer seg ved å sprute kokvarme kjemikalier mot angripere, dette kan de gjøre med stor presisjon.
Utbredelse Slekten har en holarktisk utbredelse, inkludert det meste av Europa, men er ikke funnet i Norge. Det er tallrike arter i Middelhavsområdet.
Systematisk inndeling
Ordenen biller, Coleoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Underordenen Adephaga Schellenberg, 1806 Overfamilien løpebiller og vannkalver, Caraboidea Latreille, 1802 Familien løpebiller, Carabidae Latreille, 1802 Underfamilien bombardérbiller, Brachininae Bonelli, 1810 Slekten Brachinus Weber, 1801 – tallrike arter i det sørlige Europa Liste over artene Brachinus aabaaba Erwin, 1970 Brachinus abbreviatus (Castelnau, 1835) Brachinus abyssinicus Chaudoir, 1876 Brachinus adustipennis Erwin, 1969 Brachinus aeger Chaudoir, 1876 Brachinus aeneicostis Bates, 1883 Brachinus afghanus Jedlicka, 1967 Brachinus agraphus (Alluaud, 1899) Brachinus albarracinus Wagner, 1926 Brachinus alexandri F. Battoni, 1984 Brachinus alexiguus Erwin, 1970 Brachinus algoensis Peringuey, 1896 Brachinus alternans Dejean, 1825 Brachinus americanus (Leconte, 1844) Brachinus andalusiacus Rambur, 1837 Brachinus andreaei Basilewsky, 1964 Brachinus angustatus Dejean, 1831 Brachinus ankarensis Jedlicka, 1962 Brachinus annulicornis Chaudoir, 1842 Brachinus apicalis Erichson, 1843 Brachinus arboreus Chevrolat, 1834 Brachinus aristokrates Liebke, 1934 Brachinus armiger Dejean, 1831 Brachinus atramentarius Mannerheim, 1837 Brachinus atripennis Ballion, 1871 Brachinus azureipennis Chaudoir, 1876 Brachinus baeticus Rambur, 1837 Brachinus bagdatensis Pic, 1902 Brachinus barbarus Lucas, 1846 Brachinus bayardi Dejean, 1831 Brachinus bellicosus L. Dufour, 1820 Brachinus berytensis Reiche & Saulcy, 1855 Brachinus bigutticeps Chaudoir, 1876 Brachinus bilineatus Castelnau, 1835 Brachinus bipustulatus Quensel, 1806 Brachinus bodemeyeri Apfelbeck, 1904 Brachinus brevicollis Motschulsky, 1844 Brachinus brittoni Ali, 1967 Brachinus bruchi Liebke, 1939 Brachinus brunneus Castelnau, 1834 Brachinus brunniventris Motschulsky, 1864 Brachinus caffer Boheman, 1848 Brachinus canaliculatus Fairmaire, 1897 Brachinus capnicus Erwin, 1970 Brachinus catalonicus Jeanne, 1988 Brachinus chalchihuitlicue Erwin, 1970 Brachinus charis Andrewes, 1923 Brachinus chaudoirianus Jakobson, 1908 Brachinus chinensis Chaudoir, 1850 Brachinus chirriador Erwin, 1970 Brachinus chuji Jedlicka, 1956 Brachinus cibolensis Erwin, 1970 Brachinus ciliatus Liebke, 1933 Brachinus cinctellus Chaudoir, 1876 Brachinus cinctipennis Chevrolat, 1835 Brachinus circumtinctus Bates, 1892 Brachinus collarti Basilewsky, 1948 Brachinus conformis Dejean, 1831 Brachinus congicus (Basilewsky, 1958) Brachinus connectoides (Jeannel, 1949) Brachinus connectus Dejean, 1831 Brachinus consanguineus Chaudoir, 1876 Brachinus constrictus Reitter, 1919 Brachinus cordicollis Dejean, 1826 Brachinus costatulus Quensel, 1806 Brachinus costiger Chaudoir, 1876 Brachinus costipennis Motschulsky, 1859 Brachinus costulipennis Liebke, 1928 Brachinus crepitans Linne, 1758 – kjent fra Sverige, Finland og Danmark Brachinus cruciatus Quensel, 1806 Brachinus cyanipennis Say, 1823 Brachinus cyanochroaticus Erwin, 1969 Brachinus daliensis Kirschenhofer, 2011 Brachinus dawnaensis Kirschenhofer, 2003 Brachinus demoulini Basilewsky, 1962 Brachinus dieganus (Jeannel, 1949) Brachinus diffusus Chaudoir, 1876 Brachinus dilapsus Antoine, 1941 Brachinus dilatatus Klug, 1832 Brachinus dilatipennis Reitter, 1919 Brachinus dilottii Maran, 1933 Brachinus dissimilis (Basilewsky, 1943) Brachinus distans Lorenz, 1998 Brachinus dorsalis Dejean, 1831 Brachinus dryas Andrewes, 1936 Brachinus dryas Andrewes, 1936 Brachinus efflans Dejean, 1830 Brachinus ejaculans Fischer von Waldheim, 1828 Brachinus elegans Chaudoir, 1842 Brachinus elegantulus Erichson, 1842 Brachinus elongatulus Chaudoir, 1876 Brachinus enonensis Peringuey, 1899 Brachinus eucosmus Andrewes, 1937 Brachinus evanescens Bates, 1892 Brachinus exhalans P. Rossi, 1792 Brachinus explodens Duftschmid, 1812 Brachinus explosus Erwin, 1970 Brachinus exquisitus Bates, 1892 Brachinus fageli Basilewsky, 1962 Brachinus fasciatocollis (Fairmaire, 1901) Brachinus favicollis Erwin, 1965 Brachinus femoralis Gistel, 1857 Brachinus flavicapillus Bates, 1892 Brachinus flaviventris Chaudoir, 1876 Brachinus flavus Jedlicka, 1955 Brachinus foochowi Kirschenhofer, 1986 Brachinus formosanus Jedlicka, 1939 Brachinus forticostis Liebke, 1934 Brachinus frontalis Chaudoir In Oberthur, 1883 Brachinus fulminatus Erwin, 1969 Brachinus fulvipennis Chaudoir, 1876 Brachinus fumans (Fabricius, 1781) Brachinus fumator Gistel, 1857 Brachinus fuscicornis Dejean, 1826 Brachinus fuscipennis Dejean, 1825 Brachinus galactoderus Erwin, 1970 Brachinus gebhardis Erwin, 1965 Brachinus genicularis Mannerheim, 1837 Brachinus geniculatus Dejean, 1831 Brachinus gentilis Erichson, 1843 Brachinus ghindanus Liebke, 1934 Brachinus grandis Brulle, 1838 Brachinus hamatus Fischer von Waldheim, 1828 Brachinus hazardi Andrewes, 1930 Brachinus hexagrammus Chaudoir, 1876 Brachinus hirsutus Bates, 1884 Brachinus hoffmanni Liebke, 1927 Brachinus humeralis Ahrens, 1812 Brachinus hylaenus Reichardt, 1967 Brachinus ichabodopsis Erwin, 1970 Brachinus illotus Chaudoir, 1876 Brachinus immaculicornis Dejean, 1826 Brachinus immarginatus Brulle, 1838 Brachinus imperialensis Erwin, 1965 Brachinus imporcitis Erwin, 1970 Brachinus incomptus Bates, 1873 Brachinus inconditus Peringuey, 1896 Brachinus inops Andrewes, 1932 Brachinus intactus Bates, 1892 Brachinus intermedius Brulle, 1838 Brachinus irakus Liebke, 1933 Brachinus italicus Dejean, 1831 Brachinus janthinipennis (Dejean, 1831) Brachinus javalinopsis Erwin, 1970 Brachinus jucundus Dejean, 1831 Brachinus kalalovae Roubal, 1932 Brachinus kansanus Leconte, 1862 Brachinus kavanaughi Erwin, 1969 Brachinus knirschi Jedlicka, 1931 Brachinus kollari Liebke, 1934 Brachinus krynickii Jedlick Brachinus kryzhanovskii Belousov & Kabak, 1992 Brachinus laetus Dejean, 1831 Brachinus laevicostis Liebke, 1934 Brachinus langenhani Liebke, 1934 Brachinus lapidarius Basilewsky, 1962 Brachinus lateralis Dejean, 1831 Brachinus latipennis Peyerimhoff, 1907 Brachinus latus Lorenz, 1998 Brachinus lavaudeni (Jeannel, 1949) Brachinus leprieuri Gory, 1833 Brachinus lesnei Andrewes, 1923 Brachinus lethierryi Reiche, 1868 Brachinus lewecki Liebke, 1928 Brachinus lewisii Bates, 1873 Brachinus limbellus Chaudoir, 1876 Brachinus limbicollis Chaudoir, 1876 Brachinus limbiger Chaudoir, 1876 Brachinus lombokensis Kirschenhofer, 2010 ID Brachinus longipalpis Wiedemann, 1821 Brachinus longulus Chaudoir, 1876 Brachinus luzonicus Chaudoir, 1876 Brachinus macrocerus Chaudoir, 1876 Brachinus mactus Peringuey, 1904 Brachinus madecassus (Jeannel, 1949) Brachinus magyari Jedlicka, 1960 Brachinus marginellus Dejean, 1826 Brachinus marginipennis Motschulsky, 1864 Brachinus marginiventris Brulle, 1838 Brachinus marinus Motschulsky, 1845 Brachinus marleyi Barker, 1919 Brachinus maublanci (Colas, 1942) F Brachinus mauretanicus Bedel, 1914 Brachinus medius Harris, 1828 Brachinus melanarthrus Chaudoir, 1876 Brachinus melancholicus Schmidt-Goebel, 1846 Brachinus merkli Kirschenhofer, 2003 Brachinus mesopotamicus Ali, 1967 Brachinus methneri Liebke, 1934 Brachinus mexicanus Dejean, 1831 Brachinus micheli (Jeannel, 1949) Brachinus microamericanus Erwin, 1969 Brachinus microrrhabdus (Alluaud, 1899) Brachinus midoli Alluaud, 1917 Brachinus minor Jedlicka, 1958 Brachinus mobilis Erwin, 1970 Brachinus modestus Schmidt-Goebel, 1846 Brachinus motschulskyi Jedlick Brachinus muchei Jedlicka, 1967 Brachinus natalicus Peringuey, 1896 Brachinus neglectus Leconte, 1844 Brachinus niger Chaudoir, 1876 Brachinus nigricans Chaudoir, 1850 Brachinus nigricornis Gebler, 1829 Brachinus nigridorsis Nakane, 1962 Brachinus nigripes G.R.Waterhouse, 1841 Brachinus nigrovirescens Basilewsky, 1951 Brachinus nobilis Dejean, 1831 Brachinus nuristanus Jedlicka, 1967 Brachinus oaxacensis Erwin, 1970 Brachinus obliquetruncatus Peris, 1875 Brachinus obliterus Peringuey, 1896 Brachinus oblongus Dejean, 1825 Brachinus obscuripennis Motschulsky, 1864 Brachinus obscuritarsis Motschulsky, 1864 Brachinus obtusus (Thunberg, 1784) Brachinus olgae Arribas, 1993 Brachinus olidus Reiche, 1842 Brachinus oneili Peringuey, 1899 Brachinus opacipennis Motschulsky, 1864 Brachinus orestes Kirschenhofer, 2003 Brachinus orestes Kirschenhofer, 2003 Brachinus orientalis Chaudoir, 1876 Brachinus ornatus Fairmaire, 1901 Brachinus otini Antoine, 1963 Brachinus ovipennis LeConte, 1862 Brachinus oxygonus Chaudoir, 1843 Brachinus pachygaster Perty, 1830 Brachinus pallidipes Reitter, 1919 Brachinus pallidus Erwin, 1965 Brachinus pallipes Dejean, 1826 Brachinus papua Darlington, 1968 Brachinus pateri Puel, 1938 Brachinus patruelis Leconte, 1844 Brachinus paviei Lesne, 1896 Brachinus pecoudi Puel, 1925 Brachinus pectoralis Dejean, 1825 Brachinus peltastes Andrewes, 1931 Brachinus perplexus Dejean, 1831 Brachinus perrieri (Jeannel, 1949) Brachinus phaeocerus Chaudoir, 1868 Brachinus philippinensis Tian & Deuve, 2007 Brachinus piceus Chaudoir, 1876 Brachinus pictus Hope, 1833 Brachinus plagiatus Reiche, 1868 Brachinus planiusculus Motschulsky, 1864 Brachinus posticus Dejean, 1831 Brachinus praestans Andrewes, 1931 Brachinus promontorii Peringuey, 1888 Brachinus proximus Fairmaire, 1887 Brachinus pseudocruciatus Reitter, 1909 Brachinus psophia Audinet-Serville, 1821 Brachinus puberulus Chaudoir, 1868 Brachinus punctaticollis Heller, 1923 Brachinus puncticollis Schmidt-Goebel, 1846 Brachinus pygmaeus Dejean, 1826 Brachinus quadriguttatus Gebler, 1829 Brachinus quadripennis Dejean, 1825 Brachinus reyi Andrewes, 1924 Brachinus rikatlae Peringuey, 1896 Brachinus rugipennis Chaudoir, 1868 Brachinus sallei Chaudoir, 1876 Brachinus sanctus Motschulsky, 1864 Brachinus schmidti Andrewes, 1927 Brachinus scitulus Schmidt-Goebel, 1846 Brachinus sclopeta Fabricius, 1792 Brachinus scotomedes L. Redtenbacher, 1867 Brachinus scotti Liebke, 1934 Brachinus scriptus Chaudoir, 1878 Brachinus scutellatus Chaudoir, 1876 Brachinus sericeus Dejean, 1831 Brachinus servillei Marc, 1839 Brachinus sexmaculatus Dejean, 1825 Brachinus sexnotatus Liebke, 1934 Brachinus sexpustulatus (Fabricius, 1775) Brachinus seyrigi (Alluaud, 1935) Brachinus sibiricus Motschulsky, 1864 Brachinus sicardi Jeannel, 1949 Brachinus sichemita Reiche & Saulcy, 1855 Brachinus simulans Peringuey, 1896 Brachinus solidipalpis Tian & Deuve, 2007 Brachinus solidus Peringuey, 1899 Brachinus somereni Burgeon, 1947 Brachinus sonorous Erwin, 1970 Brachinus sordidus Andrewes, 1933 Brachinus stappersi Liebke, 1934 Brachinus stenoderus Bates, 1873 Brachinus stevensi Andrewes, 1924 Brachinus stevensianus Jedlicka, 1956 Brachinus strictus Morvan, 1971