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| Brachiacantha rotunda | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Brachiacantha |
| Species: | B. rotunda
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| Binomial name | |
| Brachiacantha rotunda Gordon, 1985
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Brachiacantha rotunda is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Virginia, Ontario, Quebec, Washington D.C., Kentucky, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 3.10-4.00 mm. The pronotum is black with a yellow anterior margin and apical angle. The elytron is black with five yellow spots.
Etymology
[edit]This species name refers to the round body form.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Gordon, Robert D. (1985). "The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America north of Mexico" (PDF). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 93 (1). The New York Entomological Society: 1–916. Retrieved August 4, 2025.