Balyana ornata

Balyana ornata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Balyana
Species:
B. ornata
Binomial name
Balyana ornata
Gestro, 1908[1]

Balyana ornata is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Madagascar.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.74 mm (males) and 6.76 mm (females).[2]

Biology

The food plant is unknown.[3]

References

  1. ^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Staines, C. L. (2015). "Tribe Coelaenomenoderini" (PDF). Catalog of the Hispines of the World (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). Retrieved 18 September 2025.