Brachiacantha invertita
| Brachiacantha invertita | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Brachiacantha |
| Species: | B. invertita |
| Binomial name | |
| Brachiacantha invertita Nestor-Arriola, Toledo-Hernández, Solís, González & Větrovec, 2021 | |
Brachiacantha invertita is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae.[1] It is found in Costa Rica.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 2.9–3.1 mm (0.11–0.12 in). The dorsal colour is yellow with black spots. The male abdomen has several ventrites depressed and emarginate.[3]
Etymology
The species name is derived from Latin inversos (meaning invert) and refers to the dorsal colour pattern, yellow with five black spots, the inverse of that of many Brachiacantha species (black with five yellow spots).[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved July 22, 2026.
- ↑ ITIS (2026). "Brachiacantha invertita 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 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.
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