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).
Biology The recorded food plants are Cocos nucifera, as well as Musa, Alpinia, Freycinetia, Pandanus and Heliconia species.
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)
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