Dentipes-group
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Brachiacantha barberi
Barber's lady beetle
Brachiacantha barberi is a small lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae, tribe Hyperaspidini. It belongs to the dentipes group within the genus Brachiacantha. The species was described by Gordon in 1985 and is named for H. S. Barber. It is known from North America, with records from Texas and additional Neotropical localities reported in taxonomic revisions.
Brachiacantha decora
Decorated Spurleg, decorated lady beetle
Brachiacantha decora Casey, 1899 is a North American lady beetle (family Coccinellidae) historically recognized as a distinct species. A 2020 taxonomic revision synonymized it with Brachiacantha bistripustulata (Fabricius, 1801), rendering B. decora a junior synonym. The species belongs to the dentipes species group within Brachiacantha. No independent biological data exist for B. decora as a separate taxon; all ecological information refers to the synonymized B. bistripustulata.
Brachiacantha dentipes
Brachiacantha dentipes is a small lady beetle (family Coccinellidae) native to North America. Adults measure 4.75–6.30 mm in length. The species exhibits sexual dimorphism in pronotum coloration: males have a black pronotum with yellow or orange anterior margin and lateral areas, while females have a similar pattern but with a black anterior margin. The elytra are black with an orange or yellow apical spot and a median band. The subspecies B. dentipes americana Leng, 1911 has been synonymized with the nominate form.
Brachiacantha quadrillum
Corner-spotted Spurleg
Brachiacantha quadrillum is a small lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae, first described by LeConte in 1858. It belongs to the dentipes group within the genus Brachiacantha. The species is known from North America, with records from Texas and additional Neotropical localities documented in recent taxonomic revisions. Adults are characterized by distinctive coloration on the pronotum and elytra.