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Cyperispa lungae

Cyperispa lungae is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found on the Solomon Islands (Guadalcanal).

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Cyperispa lungae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Cyperispa
Species:
C. lungae
Binomial name
Cyperispa lungae
Gressitt, 19901

Cyperispa lungae is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found on the Solomon Islands (Guadalcanal).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.1 mm. Adults are testaceous, while the pronotum and basal half of the elytron is ochraceous. The antennae are red.2

Biology

The food plant is unknown.3

References

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.