Pharangispa alpiniae
| Pharangispa alpiniae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Pharangispa |
| Species: | P. alpiniae
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| Binomial name | |
| Pharangispa alpiniae Samuelson, 1990[1]
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Pharangispa alpiniae is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found on the Solomon Islands (Malaita, New Georgia, Nggela, Santa Isabel).
Description
Adults reach a length of about 4.4–6.8 mm. Adults are orange-testaceous, except the antennae (which are partly dark red-fuscous and partly blackish) and much of the elytron (which has a dark area with a bluish tinge in the nominate subspecies).[2]
Biology
The recorded food plants are Cocos nucifera, as well as Musa, Alpinia, Freycinetia, Pandanus and Heliconia species.[3]
Subspecies
- Pharangispa alpiniae alpiniae (Solomon Islands: Malaita)
- Pharangispa alpiniae bella Samuelson, 1990 (Solomon Islands: Santa Isabel Island)
- Pharangispa alpiniae georgiana Samuelson, 1990 (Solomon Islands: New Georgia)
- Pharangispa alpiniae marginata Samuelson, 1990 (Solomon Islands – Florida Group: Nggela Island)
References
- ^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ^ Gressitt, J. L.; Samuelson, G. A. (1990). "Hispinae of the New Guinea-Solomons Area. II. Tribe Coelaenomenoderini (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)" (PDF). Bishop Museum Occasional Papers. 30: 259–278. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
- ^ Staines, C. L. (2015). "Tribe Coelaenomenoderini" (PDF). Catalog of the Hispines of the World (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). Retrieved 19 September 2025.