Brachiacantha groendali

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Brachiacantha groendali
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Brachiacantha
Species:
B. groendali
Binomial name
Brachiacantha groendali
(Mulsant, 1850)
Synonyms
  • Cleothera billoti groendaliMulsant, 1850
  • Brachyacantha propriaKirsch, 1876
  • Brachyacantha australeLeng, 1911
  • Brachyacantha manniNunenmacher, 1912
  • Brachiacantha arrowiBrèthes, 1925

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.0–2.6 mm. They have a yellow body. The pronotum has a black marking. 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.