Biology:Brachiacantha quadripunctata
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Short description: Species of beetle
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Brachiacantha |
| Species: | B. quadripunctata
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| Brachiacantha quadripunctata Melsheimer, 1847
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Brachiacantha quadripunctata is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 2.50-4.0 mm. Males have a yellow head, while the head of the females is black. The pronotum is black with a yellow apical margin and anterolateral angle. The elytron is black with a basal and apical spot in females. Males have an additional humeral spot. Subspecies flavifrons is similar, but the elytron has an additional marginal spot.[4]
Subspecies
These two subspecies belong to the species Brachiacantha quadripunctata:
- Brachiacantha quadripunctata quadripunctata (Massachusetts and New York to Virginia and Tennessee, west to Iowa and Kansas)
- Brachiacantha quadripunctata flavifrons Mulsant, 1850 (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina)
References
- ↑ "Brachiacantha quadripunctata Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=692513. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Brachiacantha quadripunctata". https://www.gbif.org/species/1043554. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Brachiacantha quadripunctata species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/161158. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ 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.
Further reading
- Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. 2007. ISBN 978-8788757675.
Wikidata ☰ Q14930628 entry
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