Balyana sculptipennis
| Balyana sculptipennis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Balyana |
| Species: | B. sculptipennis
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| Binomial name | |
| Balyana sculptipennis (Fairmaire, 1904)[1]
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Balyana sculptipennis is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Madagascar.
Description
Adults are bicoloured yellow and black. They are similar to Balyana pauliani and Balyana maritima, but the shape of the body, pronotum and elytra is very characteristic.[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.