Brachiacantha barberi Gordon, 1985

Nestor-Arriola, Jorge Ismael, Toledo-Hernandez, Victor Hugo, Solis, Angel, Gonzalez, Guillermo & Vetrovec, Jaroslav, 2021, The Brachiacantha Dejean, 1837 (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) of Central America, ZooKeys 1024, pp. 157-196 : 157

publication ID	https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1024.56927
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scientific name	Brachiacantha barberi Gordon
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Brachiacantha barberi Gordon

Brachiacantha barberi Gordon, 1985: 572. Nestor-Arriola and Toledo-Hernández 2019: 548.

Material examined.

Material listed in Nestor-Arriola and Toledo-Hernández (2019).

Diagnosis.

Length 3.2-3.9 mm. Width 2.6-2.9 mm. Dorsally black with two to three red to orange spots; pronotum mostly black. Third and fourth ventrites bicuspid. Male genitalia asymmetrical, penis guide without apical hook.

Distribution.

From the southeast of the USA to Costa Rica.

Discussion.

This species is similar to B. bistripustulata , but it can be distinguished by its smaller size and the fourth bicuspid ventrite of B. barberi .