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Brachiacantha bollii

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Brachiacantha bollii, or Boll's lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America,[1][2][3] where it has been recorded from Louisiana and Texas.

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Brachiacantha bollii
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Brachiacantha
Species:
B. bollii
Binomial name
Brachiacantha bollii
Crotch, 1873
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Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.40–3 mm. They have a yellow head. The pronotum of the males is black with the anterior one-third yellow, while the pronotum of the females is black with a yellow anterolateral angle. The elytron has five large round spots.[4]

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