Brachiacantha blandula

Brachiacantha blandula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Brachiacantha
Species:	B. blandula
Binomial name
	Brachiacantha blandula; (Weise, 1902)
Synonyms
	Hyperaspis blandulaWeise, 1902;

Last updated August 29, 2025

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.6–3.0 mm. They have a yellow body and black, partly yellow head. The pronotum is black, except the anterior one-thenth and lateral one-twelfth, which are yellow. The elytron has a black border and three black 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.

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[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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