Brachiacantha trimaculata

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Brachiacantha trimaculata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Brachiacantha
Species:
B. trimaculata
Binomial name
Brachiacantha trimaculata
Leng, 1911

Brachiacantha trimaculata is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Argentina and Paraguay.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.6 mm. They have a black body. The pronotum has a yellow apical border and anterolateral angle. The elytron is black with three small pale 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.