Brachiacantha april

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Brachiacantha april
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Brachiacantha
Species:
B. april
Binomial name
Brachiacantha april
Gordon & Canepari, 2014

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.0-2.7 mm. They have a yellow body and black, partly yellow head. The pronotum is entirely black except the anterolateral angle, which is yellow. The elytron is black with five small yellow spots. [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.