Brachiacantha gorhami

Brachiacantha gorhami
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Brachiacantha
Species:	B. gorhami
Binomial name
	Brachiacantha gorhami; (Weise, 1904)
Synonyms
	Coccinella pantherina Gorham, 1892 (preocc.); Coccinella gorhami Weise, 1904;

Brachiacantha gorhami is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae.^[1] It is found in El Salvador and Guatemala.^[2]^[3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.8 mm (0.11 in). The dorsal colour is pale yellow except for the head, which has a brown clypeus and black above the eyes. The pronotum has a black macula on the posterior margin and two large convergent subtriangular spots at the center. The scutellar shield is black. Each elytron has five black marks: a vitta on the elytral suture extending laterally in the second half of the elytron, an oval spot at the humeral callus, an elongated spot parallel to the sutural margin in the basal half of the elytron, an oval spot at middle and a small spot on the lateral margin in the apical half of the elytron. The ventral surface is brown.^[3]

References

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

[gbif-1] "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved July 22, 2026.

[:1-2] ITIS (2026). "Brachiacantha gorhami 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.

[:2-3] 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.

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