Brachiacantha steineri

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Brachiacantha steineri
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Brachiacantha
Species:
B. steineri
Binomial name
Brachiacantha steineri
Gordon & Canepari, 2014

Brachiacantha steineri is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Ecuador.

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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

  1. ↑ 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ 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.
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