Brachiacantha indubitabilis

Brachiacantha indubitabilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Brachiacantha
Species:
B. indubitabilis
Binomial name
Brachiacantha indubitabilis
Crotch, 1873
Synonyms
  • Hyperaspis triplicans Casey, 1924
  • Hyperaspis triplicans microsticta Casey, 1924

Brachiacantha indubitabilis is a species of lady beetle found in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America,[1][2][3] where it has been recorded from Massachusetts and New York to North Carolina, west to Iowa and Illinois.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.50-3.20 mm. Males have a yellow head, while the head of the females is yellowish brown. The pronotum of the males is black with the anterior one-third yellow, while the pronotum of the females has the lateral one-fourth yellow. The elytron is black with three yellow spots.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Brachiacantha indubitabilis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Brachiacantha indubitabilis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ Gordon, Robert D. (1985). "The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America north of Mexico" (PDF). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 93 (1). The New York Entomological Society: 1–916. Retrieved August 4, 2025.

Further reading

  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.