New species of Brachiacantha Dejean, 1837 (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from Mexico and Central America
Nestor-Arriola, J.Ismael.; Toledo-Hernández, Víctor.Hugo.
Zootaxa 4365(1): 40-52
2017
ISSN/ISBN: 1175-5326 PMID: 29245368 Document Number: 692157
Five new species of the genus Brachiacantha Dejean (Coccinellidae) from Mexico and Central America are described and illustrated. The species B. angulata sp. nov., B. truncata sp. nov., B. brevicuspidata sp. nov. and B. robustihamata sp. nov. are consistent with the dentipes group. The species B. brevihamata sp. nov. is consistent with the fifth group of Leng (1911); the species shares some characteristics with South American species.