Nestor-Arriola Jorge Ismael, Toledo-Hernández Víctor Hugo
Centro de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Conservación (CIByC), Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos. Av. Universidad #1001, Col. Chamilpa, Cuernavaca, Morelos, C. P. 62209, México..
Zootaxa. 2019 Dec 3;4701(6):zootaxa.4701.6.3. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4701.6.3.
New synonyms and new data are presented on Brachiacantha Dejean, 1837, species belonging to the dentipes group. Coccinella laevis Thunberg, 1781, nomen oblitum and Brachiacantha decora Casey, 1899, syn. nov. are recognized as synonyms of B. bistripustulata (Fabricius, 1801); B. dentipes americana Leng, 1911, syn. nov. is synonymized with B. dentipes (Fabricius, 1801); new Neotropical localities are included for B. barberi Gordon, 1985, B. quadrillum LeConte, 1858, B. subfasciata Mulsant, 1850, and B. tau LeConte, 1859. Brachiacantha erythrura Mulsant, 1850, is added to the dentipes group and redescribed, the male genitalia are illustrated and a map of the distribution of this species is provided. A key to all species of the group is included. New data about hosts and prey are added for B. bistripustulata and other species.
本文介绍了1837年德让所命名的Brachiacantha属dentipes组物种的新同义词和新数据。1781年桑伯格命名的Coccinella laevis（废弃名）以及1899年凯西命名的Brachiacantha decora（新异名）被认定为双斑Brachiacantha bistripustulata（法布尔，1801年）的同义词；1911年伦格命名的美洲齿斑Brachiacantha dentipes americana（新异名）被认定为齿斑Brachiacantha dentipes（法布尔，1801年）的同义词；文中还纳入了新热带地区的巴伯氏Brachiacantha barberi（戈登，1985年）、四斑Brachiacantha quadrillum（勒孔特，1858年）、亚带纹Brachiacantha subfasciata（米尔桑，1850年）和tau斑Brachiacantha tau（勒孔特，1859年）的分布地点。1850年米尔桑命名的红尾Brachiacantha erythrura被归入dentipes组并重新描述，文中展示了其雄性生殖器，并提供了该物种的分布图。文中还包含了该组所有物种的检索表。文中增加了双斑Brachiacantha bistripustulata及其他物种关于寄主和猎物的新数据。
