Brachiacantha aperta

Brachiacantha aperta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Brachiacantha
Species:
B. aperta
Binomial name
Brachiacantha aperta
Weise, 1903
Synonyms
  • Brachyacantha aperta

Brachiacantha aperta is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae.[1] It is found in Costa Rica.[2][3]

Description

They are pale yellow or yellowish white. The pronotum has three or four brown spots and each elytron has a brown-colored branched line pattern.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved July 22, 2026.
  2. ↑ ITIS (2026). "Brachiacantha aperta 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 July 22, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Nestor-Arriola, J.I.; Toledo-Hernández, V.H.; Solís, A.; González, G.; Větrovec, J. (2021). "The Brachiacantha Dejean, 1837 (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) of Central America". ZooKeys (1024): 157–196. Bibcode:2021ZooK.1024..157N. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1024.56927. PMC 7990858. PMID 33786006. Retrieved July 22, 2026.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.