Brachiacantha dentipes

Brachiacantha dentipes
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. dentipes
Binomial name
Brachiacantha dentipes
(Fabricius, 1801)
Synonyms
  • Coccinella dentipes Fabricius, 1801
  • Brachiacantha socialis Casey, 1899

Brachiacantha dentipes is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America,[1][2][3] where it has been recorded from New England and Ontario to Florida, west to Colorado and New Mexico. In the south, its range extends to Costa Rica and it is also found on the Bahamas.[4]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.75-6.30 mm. The pronotum of the males is black with the anterior margin and lateral area yellow or orange. The pronotum of the females is similar, but the anterior margin is black. The elytron is black with an orange or yellow apical spot and a median band.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Brachiacantha dentipes Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ↑ "Brachiacantha dentipes". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Gordon, Robert D. (1985). "The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America north of Mexico" (PDF). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 93 (1). The New York Entomological Society: 1–916. Retrieved August 4, 2025.

Further reading

  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.