Cyperispa palmarum

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Cyperispa palmarum
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Cyperispa
Species:
C. palmarum
Binomial name
Cyperispa palmarum
Gressitt, 1990 [1]

Cyperispa palmarum is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found on the Solomon Islands (Santa Isabel).

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 5–6.8 mm. Adults are ochraceous, while the antennae are dusky and the posterior two-fifths of the elytron is blackish brown. [2]

Biology

The recorded food plants are Arecaceae species. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Staines, C. L. (2015). "Tribe Coelaenomenoderini" (PDF). Catalog of the Hispines of the World (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). Retrieved 19 September 2025.
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