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Species Brachiacantha testudo

Brachiacantha testudo Casey - Brachiacantha testudo

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga

No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)

Superfamily Coccinelloidea

No Taxon (Coccinellid group)

Family Coccinellidae (Lady Beetles)

Subfamily Scymninae

Genus Brachiacantha (Spurleg Lady Beetles)

Species testudo (Brachiacantha testudo)

Other Common Names

'Turtle Lady'

Explanation of Names

Brachiacantha testudo Casey, 1899

testudo (L). 'turtle' (1)

Size

Length 2.25 to 3.3 mm (2)

Identification

Gordon's figures - The rounded form, 5 spots on each elytron, and southern Texas distribution make correct identification of this species easy. (2)

Range

c. to s. TX - Map (triangle) (2)

Brownsville, Port Isabel, Cameron Co.; San Antonio, Bexar Co.; Uvalde, Uvalde Co. (2)

Plus Smithville, Bastrop Co.; Junction, Kimble Co.; College Station, Brazos Co.; Harris Co. (BG data)

Remarks

Type locality: Brownsville, Texas

See Also

B. decempustulata - e. NA (TX-FL-NB-ND) - 2.0-2.5 mm, small elytral spots

B. felina - e US (except coastal se US) - 2.2-3.0 mm (+ syn: B. rotunda - 3.1-4.0 mm)

B. ursina - ne NA (SK-SC-NB) - 3-4 mm; most common e. sp. (2)

B. testudo - c. to s. TX

B. uteella - w. NA

Print References

Casey, T.L. 1899. A revision of the American Coccinellidae. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 7: 71-169. (p.118)

Works Cited

1.	Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms Donald J. Borror. 1960. Mayfield Publishing Company.

2.	The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America North of Mexico Robert D. Gordon. 1985. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, Vol. 93, No. 1.

Contributed by Mike Quinn on 8 April, 2009 - 3:13pm
Additional contributions by Chuck Entz
Last updated 6 February, 2022 - 9:49am

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