Brachiacantha steineri
Brachiacantha steineri | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Coccinellidae |
Genus: | Brachiacantha |
Species: | B. steineri
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Binomial name | |
Brachiacantha steineri Gordon & Canepari, 2014
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Brachiacantha steineri is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Ecuador.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 3.4 mm. They have a black body and yellow head. The pronotum has a black marking. The lateral border of the elytron is yellow and there are two yellow vittae.[1]
Etymology
The species is named in honour of the collector, Warren Steiner, a coleopterist at the Smithsonian Department of Entomology.[2]
References
- ^ cotinis; Quinn, Mike; Moyer, Tim; Belov, V.; Bailey, James; June, Abigail ParkerLast updated 3; 2025 - 5:05pm. "Genus Brachiacantha - Spurleg Lady Beetles". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2025-07-31.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Gordon, Robert D.; Canepari, Claudio (October 10, 2014). "South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera), Part XVI: systematic revision of Brachiacantha Dejean (Coccinellinae: Hyperaspidini)". Insecta Mundi (0390). Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc.: 1–76. Retrieved July 30, 2025.