Ballida brahamae
| Ballida brahamae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Ballida |
| Species: | B. brahamae |
| Binomial name | |
| Ballida brahamae Mulsant, 1850 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ballida brahamae is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae.[1] It is found in Vietnam, Laos, Malaysia (Malacca) and Indonesia (Sumatra).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 4.25–4.45 mm (0.167–0.175 in). The head is dark reddish brown, while the antennae are reddish testaceous. The pronotum is piceous, with the anterior margin reddish and the scutellum is piceous black. The elytra are orange-yellow, with a blackish band and a blackish apical spot and sutural margin.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved August 19, 2026.
- ↑ ITIS (2026). "Ballida at Catalogue of Life". Nicolson, D., Alexander, S., Hodson, A., Mitchell, D., Orrell, T., & Perez-Gelabert, D. The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (version 2026-05-27). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, C. Abreu, A. Acero P, et al., Catalogue of Life (2026-06-19 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved August 19, 2026.
- 1 2 Miyatake, M. (1969). "The genus Plotina and related genera (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)" (PDF). Pacific Insects. 11 (2): 197–216. Retrieved August 19, 2026.