Pharangispa alpiniae

Pharangispa alpiniae is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found on the Solomon Islands (Malaita, New Georgia, Nggela, Santa Isabel).

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]

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)