Balyana armata
| Balyana armata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Balyana |
| Species: | B. armata
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| Binomial name | |
| Balyana armata | |
Balyana armata is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Madagascar.
Description
This species has eight-segmented antennae. Although placed in the subgenus Balyana, the shape and punctures of the pronotum are similar to species placed in the subgenus Perrotella. It differs from Perrotella species when looking at the elytra. Here, the spaces between the spots are wider and more irregularly arranged and they continue to the apex.[2]
Biology
The food plant is unknown.[3]
References
- ^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ^ Berti, N.; Desmier de Chenon, R. (1987). "Le genre Balyana Péringuey. Taxonomie et données biologiques (Col. Chrysomelidae Hispinae)". Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France. 92 (3–4): 79–102. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
- ^ Staines, C. L. (2015). "Tribe Coelaenomenoderini" (PDF). Catalog of the Hispines of the World (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). Retrieved 18 September 2025.