Brachiacantha steineri
| Brachiacantha steineri | |
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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. 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.
{{cite web}}: 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.