Brachiacantha groendali

Brachiacantha groendali
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Brachiacantha
Species:	B. groendali
Binomial name
	Brachiacantha groendali; (Mulsant, 1850)
Synonyms
	Cleothera billoti groendali Mulsant, 1850 ; Brachyacantha propria Kirsch, 1876 ; Brachyacantha australe Leng, 1911 ; Brachyacantha manni Nunenmacher, 1912 ; Brachiacantha arrowi Brèthes, 1925 ;

Brachiacantha groendali is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil and Peru.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.0–2.6 mm. They have a yellow body. The pronotum has a black marking. The elytron is black with five small yellow spots.^[1]

References

^ 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.

[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.

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