Balyana sculptilis
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Balyana |
| Species: | B. sculptilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Balyana sculptilis | |
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Balyana sculptilis is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7.3-9.3 mm (males) and 7.8-10 mm (females). Subspecies sculptilis is uniformly yellow, while the head, antennae, underparts and middle and hind legs are black. Subspecies chiromensis is also mostly yellow, but has a black medial line on the pronotum and the elytra are bicoloured (yellow and black).[2]
Biology
The food plant is unknown.[3]
Subspecies
- Balyana sculptilis sculptilis (Mozambique)
- Balyana sculptilis chiromensis Berti, 1987 (Malawi)
- Balyana sculptilis clathrata (Kolbe, 1897) (Tanzania)
- Balyana sculptilis reticulata (Gestro, 1895) (Ethiopia)
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.