Balyana mariaui
| Balyana mariaui | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Balyana |
| Species: | B. mariaui
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| Binomial name | |
| Balyana mariaui Berti & Desmier de Chenon, 1987[1]
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Balyana mariaui is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Madagascar.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 6 mm (males) and 6.2 mm (females). The upperparts are bicoloured. The markings on the pronotum and elytra are light yellow, while the background is brown. The antennae and legs are yellow, while the head is reddish with two black spots.[2]
Biology
The recorded food plants are Cocos species.[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.