Brachiacantha subfasciata Mulsant, 1850
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Brachiacantha subfasciata Mulsant
Brachyacantha subfasciata Mulsant, 1850: 527. Crotch 1874: 211. Gorham 1894: 187. Leng 1911: 302. Leng 1920: 212. Korschefsky 1931: 207.
Brachiacantha subfasciata Gordon, 1985: 574. Nestor-Arriola and Toledo-Hernández 2019: 550.
Material examined.
Material listed in Nestor-Arriola and Toledo-Hernández (2019).
Diagnosis.
Length 3.8-5 mm, width 2.8-3.3 mm. Oval body. Dorsally black with one to four spots on each elytron. Third ventrite of male with separated cusps connected by a curved emargination. Male genitalia asymmetrical; penis guide almost truncate, without apical hook.
Distribution.
From the center of the USA to Honduras.
Discussion.
This species is very similar to others of the Brachiacantha dentipes group, but the male genitalia are different as they lack the apical hook on the penis guide.
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Brachiacantha subfasciata Mulsant
Nestor-Arriola, Jorge Ismael, Toledo-Hernandez, Victor Hugo, Solis, Angel, Gonzalez, Guillermo & Vetrovec, Jaroslav 2021 |
Brachiacantha subfasciata
Mulsant 1850 |