Brachiacantha decempustulata

Brachiacantha decempustulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Brachiacantha
Species:	B. decempustulata
Binomial name
Brachiacantha decempustulata (Melsheimer, 1847)
Synonyms
Hyperaspis decempustulataMelsheimer, 1847 Brachiacantha ursina var. troglodytesMulsant, 1850 Brachiacantha stellataCasey, 1899

Brachiacantha decempustulata, the ten-spotted spurleg, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America, ^{[1] [2] [3]} where it has been recorded from New Brunswick and Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Wisconsin and Louisiana. It is also found in North Dakota.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2-2.5 mm. Adults are similar to Brachiacantha felina , but the form of their body is oval and the spots on the elytron are smaller. ^[4]

References

1. "Brachiacantha decempustulata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
2. "Brachiacantha decempustulata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
3. "Brachiacantha decempustulata species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
4. 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.