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 4701 6 537 552 journal article 24748 10.11646/zootaxa.4701.6.3 64d9dc01-5c7b-4812-952d-4ac02724ea40 1175-5326 3562584 09AD0FE4-C812-4BF7-AB10-ABEFC3C8C44F 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.