Pharangispa alpiniae

Pharangispa alpiniae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Pharangispa
Species:	P. alpiniae
Binomial name
Pharangispa alpiniae Samuelson, 1990 [1]

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 bellaSamuelson, 1990 (Solomon Islands: Santa Isabel Island)
• Pharangispa alpiniae georgianaSamuelson, 1990 (Solomon Islands: New Georgia)
• Pharangispa alpiniae marginataSamuelson, 1990 (Solomon Islands - Florida Group: Nggela Island)

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.