Hyperaspis argentinica, (Weise) Elytron

Gordon, Robert D., Canepari, Claudio & Hanley, Guy A., 2014, South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera), Part XVI: systematic revision of Brachiacantha Dejean (Coccinellinae: Hyperaspidini), Insecta Mundi 2014 (390), pp. 1-76 : 4

— Elytron black with wide, irregular, pale median vitta ( Fig. 255 ) .. 45. B. argentinica (Weise) Elytron black or not, if black, then without pale median vitta, or vitta accompanied with pale spots or maculae ........................................................................................................................ 4 4(3).

— Elytron black with yellow outer border, without other pale maculae; if maculae present in form of two transverse vittae then it is B. steineri ........................................................................... 5 Elytron black without yellow outer border, other maculae present or not ................................ 6 5(4).

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Elytron with yellow outer border wide, continued onto basal margin lateral to scutellum ( Fig.

Figures

Figures 247–258. 247–251. Brachiacantha gail. 247) Habitus. 248) Protibia. 249) Phallobase ventral. 250) Apical 2/3 of sipho. 251) Enlarged siphonal apex. 252–254. Brachiacantha appropinquata. 252) Habitus. 253) Protibia. 254) Female genitalia. 255–258. Brachiacantha argentinica. 255) Habitus. 256) Protibia. 257) Female genitalia. 258) Enlarged spermathecal capsule.

Figures 1–17. 1–6. Brachiacantha bistripustulata. 1) Habitus. 2) Phallobase ventral. 3) Phallobase lateral. 4) Sipho. 5) Enlarged siphonal apex. 6) Female genitalia. 7–12. Brachiacantha buckleyi. 7) Habitus. 8) Phallobase ventral. 9) Phallobase lateral. 10) Sipho. 11) Enlarged siphonal apex. 12) Female spermathecal capsule. 13–17. Brachiacantha charlotte. 13) Habitus. 14) Phallobase ventral. 15) Phallobase lateral. 16) Sipho. 17) Enlarged siphonal apex.