Brachiacantha quadripunctata quadripunctata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Coccinelloidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Cucujiformia Superfamilia: Coccinelloidea

Familia: Coccinellidae
Subfamilia: Coccinellinae
Tribus: Hyperaspidini
Genus: Brachiacantha
Species: Brachiacantha quadripunctata
Subspecies: Brachiacantha quadripunctata quadripunctata

Name

Brachiacantha quadripunctata quadripunctata Melsheimer, 1847: 178

• Type locality: Pennsylvania
• Holotype: female ♀, MCZ

Synonyms

• Brachiacantha basalis Melsheimer, 1847: 177 (syn. Wingo, 1952: 27)
• Brachiacantha confusa Mulsant, 1850: 537 (ibid.)
• Brachiacantha diversa Mulsant, 1850: 538 (syn. Mulsant, 1856: 150)

References

Primary references

• Melsheimer, F.E. 1847. Descriptions of new species of Coleoptera of the United States. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 3: 158–181. BHL JSTOR Reference page. 

Additional references

• Crotch, G.R. (†) 1874. A revision of the coleopterous family Coccinellidae. E. W. Janson, London. xv. + 311 pp. Internet Archive BHL. Reference page. 
• Gordon, R.D. 1985. The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America north of Mexico. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 93(1): 1–916. BHL Reference page. 
• Mulsant, E. 1850. Species des Coléoptères trimères sécuripalpes. Annales des Sciences Physiques et Naturelles, d’Agriculture et d’Industrie, Lyon (2) 2: 1–1104. BHL Reference page. 
• Mulsant, E. 1856. Additions et rectifications au tableau des Coccinellides publié en 1853. Opuscules Entomologiques 7: 135–156. BHL Reference page. 
• Wingo, C.W. 1952. The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of the Upper Mississippi basin. Iowa State College Journal of Science 27(1): 15–53. Issue PDFReference page.