Brachiacantha argentinica

Brachiacantha argentinica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Brachiacantha
Species:
B. argentinica
Binomial name
Brachiacantha argentinica
(Weise, 1922)
Synonyms
  • Hyperaspis argentinica Weise, 1922

Brachiacantha argentinica is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Argentina and Uruguay.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3.4–3.7 mm. They have a black body, the head with a dark reddish brown area. The pronotum has a yellow anterolateral angle and lateral margin. The elytron is reddish yellow with irregular black vitta, one elongate black spot and one black spot on the lateral margin.[1]

References

  1. ^ Gordon, Robert D.; Canepari, Claudio (October 10, 2014). "South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera), Part XVI: systematic revision of Brachiacantha Dejean (Coccinellinae: Hyperaspidini)". Insecta Mundi (0390). Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc.: 1–76. Retrieved July 30, 2025.