Biology:Brachiacantha floridensis

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Short description: Species of beetle

Brachiacantha floridensis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Brachiacantha
Species:
B. floridensis
Binomial name
Brachiacantha floridensis
Blatchley, 1916

Brachiacantha floridensis is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.50 mm. Males have a yellow head, while the head of the females is black with a yellow area. The pronotum of the males is black with the basal one-third yellow, while the pronotum of the females is black with a yellow anterolateral angle. The elytron has apical, basal and humeral spots.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Gordon, Robert D. (1985). "The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America north of Mexico". Journal of the New York Entomological Society (The New York Entomological Society) 93 (1): 1–916. https://ia600502.us.archive.org/2/items/journalofnewyo9311985newy/journalofnewyo9311985newy.pdf. Retrieved August 4, 2025. 

Wikidata ☰ Q14930630 entry