Pheropsophus jessoensis

Pheropsophus jessoensis, colloquially known as the Asian bombardier beetle[1] (miidera beetle in Japan) is a species of ground beetle from Japan, North and South Korea, and the province of Yunnan, China.

Pheropsophus jessoensis
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P. jessoensis
Binomial name
Pheropsophus jessoensis
(A.Morawitz, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Pheropsophus stenaptinus jessoensis - A.Morawitz, 1862

References

  1. Langin, Katie (2018-02-06). "Watch a bombardier beetle escape from a toad's stomach". Science. Retrieved 2019-05-19.


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