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[1]
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Brachiacantha steineri is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae.[1][2] It is found in Ecuador.[1]
Description
Based on the holotype, a female, adults reach a length of about 3.4 mm (0.13 in). 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 Institution's Department of Entomology.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Gordon, Robert D.; Canepari, Claudio (October 10, 2014). "South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera), Part XVI: systematic revision of Brachiacantha Dejean (Coccinellinae: Hyperaspidini)". Insecta Mundi. 0390: 1–76 [57].
- ^ "Brachiacantha steineri Gordon & Canepari, 2014". BioLib.cz. Retrieved 8 January 2026.