| Cyperispa thoracostachyi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Cyperispa |
| Species: | C. thoracostachyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyperispa thoracostachyi | |
Cyperispa thoracostachyi is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found on the Solomon Islands.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5.2-6 mm. Adults are pale castaneous, with the antenna pitchy in the middle, but pale on last two segments. There is broad black band on the elytra.2
Biology
The recorded food plants are Arecaceae, Thoracastachyum and Pandanus species.3
Subspecies
- Cyperispa thoracostachyi thoracostachyi (Solomon Islands: Malaita)
- Cyperispa thoracostachyi kolombangara Gressitt, 1990 (Solomon Islands: New Georgia Group - Kolombangara Island)
References
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.