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).
Biology The food plant is unknown.
Subspecies Balyana sculptilis sculptilis (Mozambique) Balyana sculptilis chiromensis Berti, 1987 (Malawi) Balyana sculptilis clathrata (Kolbe, 1897) (Tanzania) Balyana sculptilis reticulata (Gestro, 1895) (Ethiopia)
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