AnimaliaColeopteraCoccinellidaeNestor-ArriolaJorge IsmaelToledo-HernándezVíctor HugoSolísÁngelGonzálezGuillermoVětrovecJaroslavThe Brachiacantha Dejean, 1837 (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) of Central AmericaZookeys1632021102415719610.3897/zookeys.1024.56927457CE6F6-A937-59ED-8C72-B35CAC3C5385 Brachiacantha barberi Gordon Brachiacantha barberiGordon, 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.

Nestor-ArriolaJIToledo-HernándezVH (2019) Contribution to the knowledge of the dentipes group of the genus Brachiacantha (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae).Zootaxa4701(6): 537–552. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4701.6.3