Brachinus is a genus of ground beetle native to the Nearctic, Palearctic, the Near East and North Africa. Beetles in this genus are commonly referred to as bombardier beetles. The genus contains the following species:
Brachinus aabaaba Erwin, 1970
Brachinus abbreviatus (Laporte, 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 Péringuey, 1896 Brachinus alternans Dejean, 1825 Brachinus americanus (LeConte, 1844) Brachinus andalusiacus Rambur, 1837 Brachinus andamanensis Tian & Deuve, 2015 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 atripensis Ballion, 1871 Brachinus azureipennis Chaudoir, 1876 Brachinus bagdatensis Pic, 1902 Brachinus bantimurungensis Kirschenhofer, 2012 Brachinus barbarus Lucas, 1846 Brachinus barclayi Hrdlicka, 2019 Brachinus barthei Mateu, 1958 Brachinus batuensis Kirschenhofer, 2011 Brachinus bayardi Dejean, 1831 Brachinus bellicosus L.Dufour, 1820 Brachinus belyaevae Fedorenko, 2013 Brachinus bendanilloi Lassalle & Schnell, 2018 Brachinus berytensis Reiche & Saulcy, 1855 Brachinus bigutticeps Chaudoir, 1876 Brachinus bilineatus Laporte, 1835 Brachinus bipustulatus Quensel, 1806 Brachinus bodemeyeri Apfelbeck, 1904 Brachinus boeticus Rambur, 1837 Brachinus bolovenensis Hrdlicka, 2009 Brachinus brevicollis Motschulsky, 1844 Brachinus brittoni Ali, 1967 Brachinus bruchi Liebke, 1939 Brachinus brunneus Laporte, 1834 Brachinus caffer Boheman, 1848 Brachinus cambodgensis Kirschenhofer, 2012 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 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 Motschulsky, 1844 Brachinus costiger Chaudoir, 1876 Brachinus costipennis Motschulsky, 1859 Brachinus costulipennis Liebke, 1928 Brachinus crepitans (Linnaeus, 1758) (Bombardier Beetle) Brachinus cruciatus (Quensel, 1806) Brachinus cyanipennis Say, 1823 Brachinus cyanochroaticus Erwin, 1969 Brachinus cychroides Hrdlicka, 2009 Brachinus dalatensis Fedorenko, 2013 Brachinus daliensis Kirschenhofer, 2011 Brachinus dawnaensis Kirschenhofer, 2003 Brachinus demoulini Basilewsky, 1962 Brachinus deuvei Gao & Tian, 2011 Brachinus devagiriensis Akhil; Divya & Sabu, 2020 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 drumonti Tian & Deuve, 2015 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 Péringuey, 1898 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 flavicapillus Bates, 1892 Brachinus flavipes Gao & Tian, 2011 Brachinus flavithorax Tian & Deuve, 2015 Brachinus flaviventris Chaudoir, 1876 Brachinus flavus Jedlicka, 1955 Brachinus flores Kirschenhofer, 2011 Brachinus floresensis Hrdlicka, 2017 Brachinus foochowi Kirschenhofer, 1986 Brachinus formosanus Jedlicka, 1939 Brachinus forticostis Liebke, 1934 Brachinus frontalis Chaudoir, 1883 Brachinus fukienensis Hrdlicka, 2009 Brachinus fulminatus Erwin, 1969 Brachinus fulvipennis Chaudoir, 18