Brachiacantha truncata Nestor-Arriola & Toledo-Hernandez, 2017
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Brachiacantha truncata Nestor-Arriola & Toledo-Hernandez
Brachiacantha truncata Nestor-Arriola & Toledo-Hernández, 2017: 45.
Material examined.
Material listed in Nestor-Arriola and Toledo-Hernández (2017).
Diagnosis.
Length 3.2-5.3 mm, width 2.5-4.2 mm. Male with four spots on the elytron, females with three spots on the elytron. Males with a triangular, dull apex, cusp at each side of the middle line. Male genitalia with penis guide without apical hook, shorter than the parameres, oblique at apex, almost truncate.
Distribution.
México and Honduras.
Discussion.
The male genitalia with oblique apex and the ventral cusps with blunt apex are enough to distinguish the species from others in the group.
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Brachiacantha truncata Nestor-Arriola & Toledo-Hernandez
| Nestor-Arriola, Jorge Ismael, Toledo-Hernandez, Victor Hugo, Solis, Angel, Gonzalez, Guillermo & Vetrovec, Jaroslav 2021 |
Brachiacantha truncata
| Nestor-Arriola & Toledo-Hernandez 2017 |