Contribution to the knowledge of the dentipes group of the genus Brachiacantha (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)
Author
Nestor-Arriola, Jorge Ismael
Author
Toledo-Hernández, Víctor Hugo
text
Zootaxa
2019
2019-12-03
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4701.6.3
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Brachiacantha tau
LeConte
(
Fig. 7
)
Brachiacantha tau
LeConte 1859:28
.
Gordon 1985:562
.
Brachyacantha
tau
:
Crotch 1873:378
.
Crotch 1874:212
.
Leng 1911:305
.
Leng 1920:213
.
Korschefsky 1931:207
.
Type
material:
Not examined.
Material examined:
USA
:
SOUTH CAROLINA
: “
Oconee Co.
,
Seneca
,
10-IV-2000
, Andy Boone, Ex: ETOH” (
USNMNH
) (
1♀
,
2♂
)
;
same data, “
03-IV-2000
” (
USNMNH
) (
2♂
)
.
MEXICO
:
NUEVO LEON
: “
5 mi
S
Monterey
,
09-VII-1963
,
A. T. Howden
” (
USNMNH
) (
1♂
)
.
Distribution:
USA
and
Mexico
.
Gordon (1985)
claimed that this species was found only west of the Mississippi, but some specimens examined are labeled as being from South Carolina and one specimen was apparently collected in northern
Mexico
. The South Carolina specimens could be mislabeled, but the species was previously recorded from southern
Mexico by
Malkin (1950)
.
Hosts:
Some specimens from
Arizona
, deposited in the
Florida State
Collection of Arthropods, have been collected on
Atriplex
sp.