Brachiacantha barberi

Brachiacantha barberi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Brachiacantha
Species:	B. barberi
Binomial name
Brachiacantha barberi Gordon, 1985

Brachiacantha barberi, or Barber'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 Texas.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3.30 mm (males) and 3.10 mm (females). The have a yellow head. The pronotum is black with a reddish yellow anterior border and lateral area. The elytron is black with a yellow apical spot, median band and humeral spot.

Etymology

This species is named for H. S. Barber. ^[4]

References

1. "Brachiacantha barberi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
2. "Brachiacantha barberi". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
3. "Brachiacantha barberi species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
4. 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.