Brachiacantha pseudoarrowi

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

Brachiacantha pseudoarrowi is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Brazil.

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.0-2.4 mm. They have a dark brown body and yellow head. The pronotum is yellow with a large dark brown marking. The elytron is dark brown with five yellow spots.

Etymology

The holotype of pseudoarrowi was a syntype of Brachiacantha arrowi . [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.