Cyperispa scleriae

Cyperispa scleriae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Cyperispa
Species:	C. scleriae
Binomial name
	Cyperispa scleriae; Gressitt, 1957

Cyperispa scleriae is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found on the Solomon Islands.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.5-5.15 mm. Adults are testaceous, with black antennae with brown areas. There is a dark band on the elytra.

The possible food plants are Scleria species.

Cyperispa scleriae scleriae (Solomon Islands: Guadalcanal)
Cyperispa scleriae malaitensis Gressitt, 1960 (Solomon Islands: Malaita)
Cyperispa scleriae gelae Gressitt, 1990 (Solomon Islands: Florida Group - Nggela Island)

↑ 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.