Brachiacantha stephani
| Brachiacantha stephani | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Brachiacantha |
| Species: | B. stephani
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| Binomial name | |
| Brachiacantha stephani Gordon, 1985
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Brachiacantha stephani, or Stephan'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 Arizona.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 4 mm (males) and 4.5 mm (females). The have a black head with an orange spot. The pronotum is black with a yellow anterior margin and a small reddish yellow lateral area. The elytron is black with a reddish yellow apical spot and median band.
Etymology
This species is named for Karl Stephan, the collector of part of the type series.[4]
References
- ^ "Brachiacantha stephani Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Brachiacantha stephani". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Brachiacantha stephani species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ Gordon, Robert D. (1985). "The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America north of Mexico" (PDF). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 93 (1). The New York Entomological Society: 1–916. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
Further reading
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.