Cyperispa palmarum

Cyperispa palmarum
Scientific classification
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

Last updated September 20, 2025

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

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

↑ 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.

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[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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Cyperispa palmarum

Contents

Description

Biology

References