Brachiacantha barberi

Brachiacantha barberi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
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 from south-eastern North America[1][2][3] (where it has been recorded from Texas) to Costa Rica.[4]

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.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Brachiacantha barberi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ↑ "Brachiacantha barberi". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. ↑ Nestor-Arriola, J.I.; Toledo-Hernández, V.H.; Solís, A.; González, G.; Větrovec, J. (2021). "The Brachiacantha Dejean, 1837 (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) of Central America". ZooKeys (1024): 157–196. Bibcode:2021ZooK.1024..157N. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1024.56927. PMC 7990858. PMID 33786006. Retrieved July 22, 2026.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  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.