taxonID	type	description	language	source
0399CE20FFE2FF93FF70FA5415E32FE7.taxon	description	(Figs. 9 a, b)	en	Nestor-Arriola, Jorge Ismael, Toledo-Hernández, Víctor Hugo (2019): Contribution to the knowledge of the dentipes group of the genus Brachiacantha (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Zootaxa 4701 (6): 537-552, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4701.6.3
0399CE20FFE2FF93FF70FA5415E32FE7.taxon	materials_examined	Type material: Lectotype of B. decora: TEXAS: “ Brownsville, Casey bequest 1926, TYPE USNM 35574, decora Casey ” (USNMNH) (1 ♂). Material examined: More than 1750 specimens from Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and the United States of America.	en	Nestor-Arriola, Jorge Ismael, Toledo-Hernández, Víctor Hugo (2019): Contribution to the knowledge of the dentipes group of the genus Brachiacantha (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Zootaxa 4701 (6): 537-552, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4701.6.3
0399CE20FFE2FF93FF70FA5415E32FE7.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: According to the labels on the examined material, this species has been collected on Vachellia sp., Vachellia campechiana (Mill.) Seigler & Ebinger, Arachis hypogaea L., Baccharis sp., Barkleyanthus salicifolius (Kunth) H. Rob. & Brettel, Bidens pilosa L., Carya sp., Cedrela odorata L., Citrus sp., C. aurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle, C. sinensis (L.) Osbeck, Coffea arabica L., Euphorbia hirta L., Ipomoea arborescens (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) G. Don, Ixora sp., Juglans sp., Lantana sp., Larrea sp., Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit, Mangifera indica L., Medicago sativa L., Oryza sativa L., Pachyrhizus erosus (L.) Urb., Persea americana Mill., Phaseolus vulgaris L., Physalis ixocarpa Brot. Ex Hornem, Prunus persica (L.) Batsch, Psidium sp., Quercus sp., Ricinus communis L., Rosa sp., Rubus sp., Saccharum officinarum L., Salix sp., Sambucus sp., Solanum angustifolium Mill., S. dimidiatum Raf., S. lycopersicum L., S. nigrum L., S. rostratum Dunal, Sorghum sp., Tecoma stans (L.) Juss. ex Kunth, Trema micrantha (L.) Blume, Thuja sp., Xanthium sp. and Zea mays L. It has been recorded as preying on Aphis sp., Aleuroglandulus malangae Russell and Orthezia sp.	en	Nestor-Arriola, Jorge Ismael, Toledo-Hernández, Víctor Hugo (2019): Contribution to the knowledge of the dentipes group of the genus Brachiacantha (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Zootaxa 4701 (6): 537-552, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4701.6.3
0399CE20FFE2FF93FF70FA5415E32FE7.taxon	distribution	Distribution: This species shows the widest distribution for any Brachiacantha species, from the southern United States to Peru and Brazil (Gordon et al. 2014).	en	Nestor-Arriola, Jorge Ismael, Toledo-Hernández, Víctor Hugo (2019): Contribution to the knowledge of the dentipes group of the genus Brachiacantha (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Zootaxa 4701 (6): 537-552, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4701.6.3
0399CE20FFE2FF93FF70FA5415E32FE7.taxon	discussion	Discussion: This species is very common and shows variable coloration and body shape. Gordon (1985), in reviewing North American material, indicated that B. decora Casey should probably be synonymous with or a subspecies of B. bistripustulata but preferred to maintain it as a valid species until material from Mexico and Central America was examined. The male genitalia of the revised specimens of B. decora show no significant difference from those of B. bistripustulata (Fabricius). Therefore, we regard B. decora as a junior synonym of B. bistripustulata. The name Coccinella laevis was used by Thunberg (1781). Later, Fabricius (1801) used the name C. bistripustulata. Pope (1987) placed B. bistripustulata as a junior synonym of B. laevis; however, the name B. laevis had not been cited until Pope’s paper; meanwhile, the name B. bistripustulata had been cited by several authors. According to Article 23.9 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (1999), an older synonym unused after 1899 cedes preference to the most used junior synonym and must be declared a nomen oblitum.	en	Nestor-Arriola, Jorge Ismael, Toledo-Hernández, Víctor Hugo (2019): Contribution to the knowledge of the dentipes group of the genus Brachiacantha (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Zootaxa 4701 (6): 537-552, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4701.6.3
0399CE20FFE5FF90FF70F83713952D17.taxon	description	(Figs. 13 a, b)	en	Nestor-Arriola, Jorge Ismael, Toledo-Hernández, Víctor Hugo (2019): Contribution to the knowledge of the dentipes group of the genus Brachiacantha (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Zootaxa 4701 (6): 537-552, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4701.6.3
0399CE20FFE5FF90FF70F83713952D17.taxon	materials_examined	Type material: Holotype of B. socialis: “ Kansas, Casey bequest 1925, TYPE USNM 35575, socialis Casey ” (US- NMNH) (1 ♀). Material examined: More than 400 specimens from the United States of America, Honduras, the Bahamas, Mexico and Costa Rica.	en	Nestor-Arriola, Jorge Ismael, Toledo-Hernández, Víctor Hugo (2019): Contribution to the knowledge of the dentipes group of the genus Brachiacantha (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Zootaxa 4701 (6): 537-552, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4701.6.3
0399CE20FFE5FF90FF70F83713952D17.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: According to the labels on the examined material, this species has been collected on Catalpa sp., Citrus sp., Liquidambar styraciflua L., Parthenium sp., Pinus sp., Quercus sp., Q. laevis Walter, Q. laurifolia Michx. and Zanthoxylum sp.	en	Nestor-Arriola, Jorge Ismael, Toledo-Hernández, Víctor Hugo (2019): Contribution to the knowledge of the dentipes group of the genus Brachiacantha (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Zootaxa 4701 (6): 537-552, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4701.6.3
0399CE20FFE5FF90FF70F83713952D17.taxon	distribution	Distribution: From the United States of America to Costa Rica, including Mexico, Honduras and the Bahamas.	en	Nestor-Arriola, Jorge Ismael, Toledo-Hernández, Víctor Hugo (2019): Contribution to the knowledge of the dentipes group of the genus Brachiacantha (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Zootaxa 4701 (6): 537-552, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4701.6.3
0399CE20FFE5FF90FF70F83713952D17.taxon	discussion	Discussion: The name B. dentipes americana was used by Leng for a smaller Central American variation of B. dentipes. Several specimens of the subspecies from the Museo Nacional de Costa Rica and the United States National Museum of Natural History were examined, including male genitalia, and no differences were observed from North American specimens beyond the size. We therefore find no reason to maintain this form as a separate subspecies, and regard it as a synonym of B. dentipes.	en	Nestor-Arriola, Jorge Ismael, Toledo-Hernández, Víctor Hugo (2019): Contribution to the knowledge of the dentipes group of the genus Brachiacantha (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Zootaxa 4701 (6): 537-552, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4701.6.3
0399CE20FFE8FF9CFF70F94515352D83.taxon	description	(Figs. 2 a, b, 3 a – d)	en	Nestor-Arriola, Jorge Ismael, Toledo-Hernández, Víctor Hugo (2019): Contribution to the knowledge of the dentipes group of the genus Brachiacantha (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Zootaxa 4701 (6): 537-552, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4701.6.3
0399CE20FFE8FF9CFF70F94515352D83.taxon	materials_examined	Type material: Not examined. Material examined: COSTA RICA: “ Barva, C. H. Ballow, 5271, V- 23 ‘ 37 ” (USNMNH) (1 ♂); “ octubre ” (USNMNH) (2 ♀, 2 ♂); “ Turrialba, 17 - VIII- 1944, E. J. Hambleton, common bean ” (USNMNH) (2 ♂); “ San Isidro Coronado, 15 - IX- 1923, Neoria, det. J. B. Chapin 1991 ” (MUCR) (1 ♂). EL SALVADOR: “ La Ceiba, Vera Willboru ” (USNMNH) (1 ♀). SONSONATE: “ 19 - VIII- 1905, Fred Knab ” (USNMNH) (1 ♀). GUATEMALA: ESCUINTLA: “ 08 - IX- 1908, Fred Knab ” (USNMNH) (1 ♀). RETALHUELEU: “ 16 - V- 1945, E. J. Hambleton ” (USNMNH) (1 ♀). MEXICO: NUEVO LEON: “ Monte Morelos, 23 - V- 1952, M. Cazier, W. Gertsch and R. Schrammet, det. Dieke 1954 ” (USNMNH) (1 ♂); TAMAULIPAS: “ Llera, km. 77 Llera-Zaragoza, 19 - IX- 2008, col. E. Ruiz C., cítricos y hierba, det. A. Marín B. quadrillum ” (RLF) (1 ♂); “ Victoria, 14 - VI- 2008, col. A. Ruiz Cansino, s / hierbas ” (UAT) (1 ♀). VERACRUZ: “ 7 mi N. Hotel Playa Azul, Laguna de Catemaco, 1000 - 1500 ft., J. V. Weems Jr., det. R. Gor- don 1971 ” (FSCA) (2 ♀). NICARAGUA: CHINANDEGA: “ 1954, Baker ” (USNMNH) (1 ♂); “ Baker ” (USNMNH) (1 ♀). MANAGUA: “ Baker ” (USNMNH) (2 ♀, 1 ♂); “ Baker, ChpnSlide, 40 - 1 ” (USNMNH) (1 ♀); “ 21 - X- 1957, Sequeria, det. Chapin ” (USNMNH) (1 ♀).	en	Nestor-Arriola, Jorge Ismael, Toledo-Hernández, Víctor Hugo (2019): Contribution to the knowledge of the dentipes group of the genus Brachiacantha (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Zootaxa 4701 (6): 537-552, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4701.6.3
0399CE20FFE8FF9CFF70F94515352D83.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis: Elytra black without spots, but with the apical border yellow, orange or red. Cusps on the third male ventrite small. Basal lobe of male genitalia without apical hook.	en	Nestor-Arriola, Jorge Ismael, Toledo-Hernández, Víctor Hugo (2019): Contribution to the knowledge of the dentipes group of the genus Brachiacantha (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Zootaxa 4701 (6): 537-552, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4701.6.3
0399CE20FFE8FF9CFF70F94515352D83.taxon	description	Redescription: Male: Length 3.8 to 3.9 mm, width 2.8 to 2.9 mm; body oval. Dorsal color black except head yellow, orange or red; pronotum with anterolateral angles and anterior border orange or red; each elytron with a yellowish, orange or red mark on the apical border (Fig. 2 b). Ventral surface with head, prosternum, mesoventrite and metaventrite black; abdomen reddish brown; mouthparts, antenna and legs orange or yellow. Head punctures small, separated by two diameters or more, each puncture as big as an eye facet; pronotal punctures larger than head punctures, separated by two diameters; elytral punctures equal in size to pronotal punctures, separated by two diameters; metaventral punctures equal in size to elytral punctures, separated by one diameter. Clypeus not emarginate apically, almost truncated, lateral angle slightly concave. Pronotum narrowed from base to apex, sides curved. Prosternal carinae as long as half length of prosternum, slightly curved, convergent to prosternal anterior part, almost fusing in a triangular shape. Protibial tooth large, protibia not flanged. Epipleuron narrow, emarginate for reception of femoral apices. Abdomen with postcoxal line on basal ventrite complete, flattened along posterior ventrite margin; basal ventrite with sparse, short pubescence and dense, small punctures; ventrites 2 – 5 with short pubescence and densely punctate; ventrite 3 with a small cusp on each side of midline (Fig. 2 a); ventrites 4, 5 and 6 flattened, slightly depressed and emarginated in the middle. Genitalia with basal lobe slightly shorter than the paramere, asymmetrical, sides almost parallel, slightly narrowed at the second third, apex oblique, without apical hook (Fig. 3 a); paramere scimitar shaped, curved, long, rounded at apex, with abundant long bristles on the convex and apical margins (Figs. 3 a, b); sipho with short, rounded alae at the apex (Figs. 3 c, d); siphonal capsule crested, heavily sclerotized, inner arm short and wide with apex round (Fig. 3 c). Female: Similar to male but pronotum almost black with only the anterolateral angles orange or yellow. Variation: The only variation registered is the sexual dimorphism.	en	Nestor-Arriola, Jorge Ismael, Toledo-Hernández, Víctor Hugo (2019): Contribution to the knowledge of the dentipes group of the genus Brachiacantha (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Zootaxa 4701 (6): 537-552, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4701.6.3
0399CE20FFE8FF9CFF70F94515352D83.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: This species has been collected on Phaseolus vulgaris L.	en	Nestor-Arriola, Jorge Ismael, Toledo-Hernández, Víctor Hugo (2019): Contribution to the knowledge of the dentipes group of the genus Brachiacantha (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Zootaxa 4701 (6): 537-552, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4701.6.3
0399CE20FFE8FF9CFF70F94515352D83.taxon	distribution	Distribution: Mexico and Central America (Fig. 4).	en	Nestor-Arriola, Jorge Ismael, Toledo-Hernández, Víctor Hugo (2019): Contribution to the knowledge of the dentipes group of the genus Brachiacantha (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Zootaxa 4701 (6): 537-552, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4701.6.3
0399CE20FFE8FF9CFF70F94515352D83.taxon	discussion	Discussion: Brachiacantha erythrura was originally described by Mulsant (1850) but was considered a variation of B. dentipes (Fabricius) by Gorham (1894). Leng (1911) considered B. erythrura to be a valid species and placed it in his group 2; Gordon (1985) later used the groups 1 and 2 of Leng to define the dentipes group, but he did not include B. erythrura. The coloration is similar to that of some specimens of B. quadrillum, but the ventral cusps are larger in B. quadrillum and the male genitalia lack an apical hook in B. erythrura.	en	Nestor-Arriola, Jorge Ismael, Toledo-Hernández, Víctor Hugo (2019): Contribution to the knowledge of the dentipes group of the genus Brachiacantha (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Zootaxa 4701 (6): 537-552, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4701.6.3
0399CE20FFEBFF9BFF70F9DC15B42DA7.taxon	description	(Figs. 1 a, b)	en	Nestor-Arriola, Jorge Ismael, Toledo-Hernández, Víctor Hugo (2019): Contribution to the knowledge of the dentipes group of the genus Brachiacantha (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Zootaxa 4701 (6): 537-552, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4701.6.3
0399CE20FFEBFF9BFF70F9DC15B42DA7.taxon	materials_examined	Type material: Holotype: TEXAS: “ Corpus Chrs., 29 - IV- 1996, Marlatt, HOLOTYPE, Type Number 101344, U. S. N. M., HOLOTYPE Brachiacantha barberi Gordon ” (USNMNH) (1 ♂). Material examined: 14 specimens. COSTA RICA: GUANACASTE: “ Finca Jenny, 30 km al N de Liberia, 240 msnm, 2 - 30 de octubre de 1994, col. E. Araya, L _ N 317150 _ 363700, # 3311 ” (MNCR) (1 ♂); “ Nandayure, Cerro Azul, 1018 msnm, 07 - II- 2003, col. W. Porras y D. Briseño, L. N. 214769 _ 397000, # 72895, libre ” (MNCR) (1 ♂). HONDURAS: EL PARAISO: “ Yuscarán, 08 - XII- 1995, R. Turnbow ” (FSCA) (1 ♂). OLANCHO: “ 22 km S La Unión, 30 - XI- 1995, R. Turnbow ” (FSCA) (1 ♂). MEXICO: CHIAPAS: “ 1 km al O. Ciudad Hidalgo, 14.67645 N, 92.191864 O, 16 msnm, 7 - VI- 2015, col. V. H. Toledo, golpeo, vegetación secundaria ” (CIUM) (1 ♂). GUER- RERO: “ Chilpancingo, 30 - VII- 1962, col. F. Pacheco ” (CEAM) (2 ♂). JALISCO: “ 7.6 km N Chamela, 15 - VII- 1987, R. Turnbow ” (FSCA) (1 ♂). OAXACA: “ km 15 Carr. El Camarón-San Carlos Yautepec, 800 msnm, 15 - VII- 2000, col E. Barrera, C. Mayorga y A. Ibarra ” (CNIN) (1 ♂). VERACRUZ: “ Ixcaltepec, km. 1 San Sebastian-Chontla, 21 º 13 ’ 34 ” N, 98 º 06 ’ 43 ” O, 125 msnm, 26 - I- 2007, col. E. Barrera y L. Cervantes, en selva baja ” (CNIN) (1 ♂); “ Tampico, 25 - XI- 1972, F. Parker & D. Miller ” (USNMNH) (4 ♂).	en	Nestor-Arriola, Jorge Ismael, Toledo-Hernández, Víctor Hugo (2019): Contribution to the knowledge of the dentipes group of the genus Brachiacantha (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Zootaxa 4701 (6): 537-552, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4701.6.3
0399CE20FFEBFF9BFF70F9DC15B42DA7.taxon	distribution	Distribution: Gordon (1985) cited this species for Texas in the United States of America. The material here cited shows a wide distribution across Mexico and Central America, south to at least Costa Rica.	en	Nestor-Arriola, Jorge Ismael, Toledo-Hernández, Víctor Hugo (2019): Contribution to the knowledge of the dentipes group of the genus Brachiacantha (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Zootaxa 4701 (6): 537-552, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4701.6.3
0399CE20FFEDFF9AFF70FF221065294F.taxon	description	(Fig. 12)	en	Nestor-Arriola, Jorge Ismael, Toledo-Hernández, Víctor Hugo (2019): Contribution to the knowledge of the dentipes group of the genus Brachiacantha (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Zootaxa 4701 (6): 537-552, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4701.6.3
0399CE20FFEDFF9AFF70FF221065294F.taxon	materials_examined	Type material: Not examined. Material examined: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: ARIZONA: “ Santa Cruz, Peña Blanca, 23 - VII- 1973, N. Flaschka ” (FSCA) (1 ♀). FLORIDA: no data (USNMNH) (1 ♀); “ Seminole Co., Econ Wildeness Area, 01 - IV- 2000, Trevor B. Smith, scrub oak / saw palmetto (unburden), malaise trap ” (FSCA) (1 ♀). MEXICO: CHIAPAS: “ 10 mi. E. Teopisca, 02 - VI- 1969, H. F. Howden ” (USNMNH) (2 ♀); same locality, “ 12 - V- 1969, H. F. Howden ” (USNMNH) (1 ♀); “ Jct of Hwy 190 & 195, 24 - VI- 1973, Ginter Ekis ” (USNMNH) (1 ♂); “ Lagos des Calores, rt 17, 13 - V- 1969, H. F. Howden ” (USNMNH) (2 ♂); “ P. N. Lagunas de Montebello, 21 - VI- 1990, M. C. Thomas ” (FSCA) (1 ♀, 1 ♂). GUANAJUATO: “ 21.6 mi S. Guanajuato, 23 - VI- 1987, B. K. Dozier ” (FSCA) (1 ♂); “ San Miguel de Al- lende, 12 - IV- 1992, B. K. Dozier ” (FSCA) (1 ♂). GUERRERO: “ 2 - 4 mi N. Chilpancingo, 24 - VI- 1986, B. K. Dozier ” (FSCA) (1 ♀); “ Acahuizotla, 27 - VI- 1983, col. M. García ” (CNIN) (1 ♂). JALISCO: “ 2 km N. Cocula, 28 - IX- 1991, Morris, Wappes and Giesbert ” (FSCA) (1 ♂); “ 7 km N. Ahuatlán, Mx 80, microondas de San Francisco, 01 - VIII- 2011, Skillman & Turbow ” (FSCA) (1 ♀). MICHOACAN: “ 5 mi W. Zamora, 13 - IX- 1986, B. K. Dozier ” (FSCA) (1 ♂). OAXACA: “ San Juan Guichicovi, km 17 Carr. Al Zacatal, 21 - XI- 1990, col. E. Barrera y A. Cadena ” (CNIN) (1 ♂); “ Tehuantepec, 10 - VII- 1966, col. Alberto Ortiz B. ” (CEAM) (1 ♂). PUEBLA: 3.9 mi W Tepexco, 15 - VII- 1987, B. K. Dozier ” (FSCA) (1 ♀); “ 6 km S. Calmeca, Hw 190, 06 - IX- 1985, W. Opitz ” (FSCA) (1 ♀). QUINTANA ROO: “ 17 km N Carrillo Puerto, 17 - VI- 1996, M. C. Thomas ” (FSCA) (1 ♂); “ road to Tabi, N route 186, 29 - V- 1984, J. E. Wappes ” (FSCA) (2 ♂). SONORA: “ Sierra del Ajos, Cañón de Evans, 15 - VII- 1970, V. Roth ” (FSCA) (1 ♀). VERACRUZ: “ 18 mi W Huatusco, 18 - VI- 1986, B. K. Dozier ” (FSCA) (1 ♀). YUCATAN: “ 13 mi E. Valladolid, 07 - VIII- 1974, C. W., L. O’Brien & Marshall ” (FSCA) (1 ♀); “ km 250 en Camino Viejo número 180, 12 - V- 1997, R. Morris ” (FSCA) (1 ♀, 1 ♂); “ Chichen Itza, 14 - VI- 1983, J. E Wappes ” (FSCA) (1 ♂).	en	Nestor-Arriola, Jorge Ismael, Toledo-Hernández, Víctor Hugo (2019): Contribution to the knowledge of the dentipes group of the genus Brachiacantha (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Zootaxa 4701 (6): 537-552, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4701.6.3
0399CE20FFEDFF9AFF70FF221065294F.taxon	distribution	Distribution: Gordon (1985) cited this species for Texas, in the United States of America; the material here examined expands the distribution to Arizona and Florida. For Mexico, Gorham (1894) cited the species only from Veracruz, but the material examined shows its presence in ten more states.	en	Nestor-Arriola, Jorge Ismael, Toledo-Hernández, Víctor Hugo (2019): Contribution to the knowledge of the dentipes group of the genus Brachiacantha (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Zootaxa 4701 (6): 537-552, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4701.6.3
0399CE20FFEDFF9AFF70FF221065294F.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: According the examined material this species has been collected on Serenoa repens (Bartram) Small and Quercus sp. Some material deposited in the United States National Museum of Natural History indicates that the species has been collected on Condalia obtusifolia (Hook. ex. Torr. & A. Gray) Weberb. and Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav.	en	Nestor-Arriola, Jorge Ismael, Toledo-Hernández, Víctor Hugo (2019): Contribution to the knowledge of the dentipes group of the genus Brachiacantha (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Zootaxa 4701 (6): 537-552, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4701.6.3
0399CE20FFEDFF99FF70FA2214402E8F.taxon	description	(Fig. 14)	en	Nestor-Arriola, Jorge Ismael, Toledo-Hernández, Víctor Hugo (2019): Contribution to the knowledge of the dentipes group of the genus Brachiacantha (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Zootaxa 4701 (6): 537-552, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4701.6.3
0399CE20FFEDFF99FF70FA2214402E8F.taxon	materials_examined	Type material: Not examined. Material examined: HONDURAS: “ Lago de Yojoa, 01 - VI- 1961, N. L. H. Krauss ” (USNMNH) (1 ♂). MEX- ICO: CAMPECHE: “ Bolonchén de Rejón, 15 - VI- 1985, col. M. Vertiz ” (CNIN) (1 ♀) DURANGO: “ Vicente Guer- rero, 104, CIIDIR IPN, Hyperaspis festiva det. S. Zaragoza ” (CNIN) (1 ♂). MEXICO STATE: “ km 21 carr. Valle de Bravo-Temascaltepec, 01 - VIII- 1962, col. Balderas y Ortiz, cat. 0966 ” (CEAM) (1 ♂); “ San Agustín, Villa Victoria, 30 - VI- 1962, col. Balderas y Ortiz, cat. 0965, det. A. Marín 1984 Brachiacantha ” (CEAM) (1 ♂). GUANAJUATO: “ Celaya, 20 ° 28 ’ 30.25 ’’ N, 100 ° 43 ’ 30.11 ’’ O, 1754 msnm, 01 - VII- 1986, col. A. Marín J., s / hierba, det. A. Marín 1986 ” (CEBAJ) (1 ♀, 2 ♂); “ Celaya, Roque, 20 ° 34 ’ 37.04 ’’ N, 100 ° 50 ’ 13.61 ’’ O, 1754 msnm, 13 - VIII- 1965, col. H. Velasco, s / hierbas, det. A. Marín J. 1984 ” (CEBAJ) (2 ♂); same locality, “ 20 ° 34 ’ 43.00 ’’ N, 100 ° 50 ’ 12.53 ’’ O, 1754 msnm, 9 - XII- 1964, col. D. Pérez, s / girasol, det. A. Marín J. 1984 ” (CEBAJ) (2 ♀, 1 ♂); same locality, no coordinates, “ 4 - XII- 1964, col. H. Velasco, s / plantas silvestres ” (CEBAJ) (1 ♀); same locality, “ 20 ° 35 ’ 05.77 ’’ N, 100 ° 49 ’ 58.13 ’’ O, 1754 msnm, 11 - XII- 1964, col. H. Velasco, s / alfalfa, det. A. Marín J. 1984 ” (CEBAJ) (1 ♂); “ Cortázar, Parras, 20 ° 29 ’ 29.37 ’’ N, 100 ° 59 ’ 16.30 ’’ O, 16 - VIII- 1976, col. G. Díaz, s / alfalfa ” (CEBAJ) (1 ♂); “ Irapuato, 20 ° 36 ’ 54.57 ’’ N, 101 ° 18 ’ 36.30 ’’ O, 1725 msnm, 4 - V- 1988, col. A. Marín J., s / maleza, det. A. Marín 1988 ” (CEBAJ) (1 ♀, 1 ♂); MORELOS: “ Cuernavaca, Chamilpa, 1845 msnm, 26 - VI- 1990, col. A. Trejo L. ” (CEBAJ) (1 ♀). NUEVO LEON: “ 5 mi S Monterrey, 09 - VII- 1963, A. T. Howden ” (USNMNH) (1 ♂); “ Km. 36 carr. Monte Morelos-La Chiva, 20 - XI- 1985, col. L. Cervantes ” (CNIN) (2 ♂); “ Apodaca, 27 - VII- 1963, A. Howden ” (USNMNH) (1 ♂); “ Umg Monterrey, 600 msnm, 27 - XII- 1966, G. Frey, Frey Tutzing Museum ” (USNMNH) (1 ♂). SONORA: “ 14 mi N Moctezuma, 25 - IX- 1980, Robert Gordon ” (USNMNH) (1 ♂); same data, no date (USNMNH) (1 ♂). TAMAULIPAS: “ Gomes Farías, 1000 ’, 08 - V- 1994, J. E. Wappes ” (USNMNH) (1 ♀). VERACRUZ: “ legg. Eppins, Museum Frey Tutzing, 1962 - 63 ” (MNMH) (1 ♀). YUCATAN: “ Valladolid, Km. 200 carr. X-Can, 26 - VI- 1985, col. L. Cervantes ” (CNIN) (1 ♀).	en	Nestor-Arriola, Jorge Ismael, Toledo-Hernández, Víctor Hugo (2019): Contribution to the knowledge of the dentipes group of the genus Brachiacantha (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Zootaxa 4701 (6): 537-552, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4701.6.3
0399CE20FFEDFF99FF70FA2214402E8F.taxon	distribution	Distribution: From the United States of America to Honduras.	en	Nestor-Arriola, Jorge Ismael, Toledo-Hernández, Víctor Hugo (2019): Contribution to the knowledge of the dentipes group of the genus Brachiacantha (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Zootaxa 4701 (6): 537-552, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4701.6.3
0399CE20FFEDFF99FF70FA2214402E8F.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: This species has been collected on sunflower (Helianthus sp.) and alfalfa (Medicago sativa).	en	Nestor-Arriola, Jorge Ismael, Toledo-Hernández, Víctor Hugo (2019): Contribution to the knowledge of the dentipes group of the genus Brachiacantha (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Zootaxa 4701 (6): 537-552, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4701.6.3
0399CE20FFEEFF99FF70FD6210E3290D.taxon	description	(Fig. 7)	en	Nestor-Arriola, Jorge Ismael, Toledo-Hernández, Víctor Hugo (2019): Contribution to the knowledge of the dentipes group of the genus Brachiacantha (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Zootaxa 4701 (6): 537-552, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4701.6.3
0399CE20FFEEFF99FF70FD6210E3290D.taxon	materials_examined	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 ♂).	en	Nestor-Arriola, Jorge Ismael, Toledo-Hernández, Víctor Hugo (2019): Contribution to the knowledge of the dentipes group of the genus Brachiacantha (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Zootaxa 4701 (6): 537-552, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4701.6.3
0399CE20FFEEFF99FF70FD6210E3290D.taxon	distribution	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).	en	Nestor-Arriola, Jorge Ismael, Toledo-Hernández, Víctor Hugo (2019): Contribution to the knowledge of the dentipes group of the genus Brachiacantha (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Zootaxa 4701 (6): 537-552, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4701.6.3
0399CE20FFEEFF99FF70FD6210E3290D.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: Some specimens from Arizona, deposited in the Florida State Collection of Arthropods, have been collected on Atriplex sp.	en	Nestor-Arriola, Jorge Ismael, Toledo-Hernández, Víctor Hugo (2019): Contribution to the knowledge of the dentipes group of the genus Brachiacantha (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Zootaxa 4701 (6): 537-552, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4701.6.3
