Pharangispa purpureipennis

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Pharangispa purpureipennis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Pharangispa
Species:
P. purpureipennis
Binomial name
Pharangispa purpureipennis
Maulik, 1929 [1]

Pharangispa purpureipennis is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found on the Solomon Islands (Guadalcanal, Santa Isabel).

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.65-6.3 mm. Adults have a dark region on the elytron, covering much of disc and extending to the pale lateral margin. [2]

Biology

The recorded food plants are Zingiberaceae (including Alpinia species), Costus and Heliconia 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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