| Balyana maritima | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Balyana |
| Species: | B. maritima |
| Binomial name | |
| Balyana maritima Berti, 1987 [1] | |
Balyana maritima is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Madagascar.
Adults reach a length of about 7 mm (males) and 8.3 mm (females). The pronotum, elytron, forelegs and clypeus are yellow, while the head, antennae, scutellum, pro-, meso- and metasternum, abdomen, as well as the middle and hind legs are black.
The food plant is unknown. [2]
The species was already identified and names by Ghesquière in 1950, but this description was never published. [3]