Brachiacantha guatemalensis

Brachiacantha guatemalensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Brachiacantha
Species:	B. guatemalensis
Binomial name
	Brachiacantha guatemalensis; (Gorham, 1894)
Synonyms
	Hyperaspis guatemalensis Gorham, 1894;

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3 mm (0.12 in). They have a rounded and convex body. The dorsal colour is black, while the lateral angles and anterior border of the pronotum are yellow. Each elytron has an irregular yellow macula covering the area from the humeral angle to the posterior border. The ventral surface with the head, prosternum and metaventrite is black. The abdomen is yellow except the center of ventrites I-III, which are black. The legs, mouthparts and antennae are yellow.^[3]

References

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