Biology:Pharangispa alpiniae
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Short description: Species of beetle
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Scientific classification 
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| Missing taxonomy template (fix): | Pharangispa |
| Species: | Template:Taxonomy/PharangispaP. alpiniae
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| Template:Taxonomy/PharangispaPharangispa 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)". Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 30: 259–278. https://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/pubs-online/pdf/op30p259.pdf. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
- ↑ Staines, C. L. (2015). "Tribe Coelaenomenoderini". https://naturalhistory.si.edu/sites/default/files/media/file/coelaenomenoderini2015.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q2052522 entry
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