Brachiacantha nubes

Brachiacantha nubes
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. nubes
Binomial name
Brachiacantha nubes
Nestor-Arriola, Toledo-Hernández, Solís, González & Větrovec, 2021

Brachiacantha nubes 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 2.4 mm (0.094 in). The dorsal colour is pale orange with five black spots on each elytron, while the pronotum is orange with a basal black macula covering more than the half of the pronotum.[3]

Etymology

The name refers to the type location, the Las Nubes Biological Reserve Ecocampus.[3]

References

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