Pharangispa heliconiae
| Pharangispa heliconiae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Pharangispa |
| Species: | P. heliconiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Pharangispa heliconiae | |
Pharangispa heliconiae 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 5.25–6 mm. Adults are castaneous with a pitchy tinge. The elytron is purplish with a castaneous tinge and the antennae pitchy black, but pitchy reddish on segments 1–2.[2]
Biology
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.