Brachiacantha dentipes

Brachiacantha dentipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Brachiacantha
Species:	B. dentipes
Binomial name
Brachiacantha dentipes (Fabricius, 1801)
Synonyms
Coccinella dentipesFabricius, 1801 Brachiacantha socialisCasey, 1899

Brachiacantha dentipes 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 England and Ontario to Florida, west to Colorado and New Mexico.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.75-6.30 mm. The pronotum of the males is black with the anterior margin and lateral area yellow or orange. The pronotum of the females is similar, but the anterior margin is black. The elytron is black with an orange or yellow apical spot and a median band. ^[4]

References

1. "Brachiacantha dentipes Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
2. "Brachiacantha dentipes". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
3. "Brachiacantha dentipes species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
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.