Pheropsophus jessoensis A.Morawitz, 1862 is a animal in the Carabidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Pheropsophus jessoensis A.Morawitz, 1862

Pheropsophus jessoensis A.Morawitz, 1862

Pheropsophus jessoensis is a ground beetle species, commonly called the Asian bombardier beetle, found in East Asia.

Family
Genus
Pheropsophus
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Pheropsophus jessoensis A.Morawitz, 1862

Pheropsophus jessoensis (formerly referred to as Pheropsophus kimaniae) is colloquially called the Asian bombardier beetle; in Japan it is known as the miidera beetle. It is a species of ground beetle found in Japan, North Korea, South Korea, and Yunnan Province, China.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Carabidae Pheropsophus

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