Brachiacantha fenestrata

Brachiacantha fenestrata
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. fenestrata
Binomial name
Brachiacantha fenestrata
Gorham, 1894

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

Description

They are black or dark brown dorsally, the pronotum with the anterior angles, the anterior margin and two convergent oval spots on the center of the disc pale yellow. Each elytron has five pale spots. In some specimens the elytral spots are fused.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved July 22, 2026.
  2. ↑ ITIS (2026). "Brachiacantha fenestrata 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.