Balyana mariaui

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Balyana mariaui
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Balyana
Species:
B. mariaui
Binomial name
Balyana mariaui
Berti & Desmier de Chenon, 1987 [1]

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

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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

  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.
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