Stephanispa, Gressitt, 1960

Borowiec, Lech, Świętojańska, Jolanta & Sekerka, Lukáš, 2019, Revision of the tribe Cryptonychini (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) of New Caledonia, Zootaxa 4690 (1), pp. 1-71 : 41

Key to species of Stephanispa

1. Pronotum without dark stripes, surface on top, along the middle with more or less distinct impunctate area ( Fig. 148 ); elytron basally pale and variegated black to pitchy brown behind basal area, sometimes dark colour extends forwards along suture ( Figs 143, 144 ); three rows of punctures between sutural interval and 1 st costa , apically multiplied to four; antennae black, only scapus and antennomere I partly pale coloured; larger species, length 7.5–8.5 mm .............................................................................................................. S. freycineticola Gressitt, 1960

- Pronotum with three brown to blackish stripes, entire surface of pronotum regularly punctate, top without impunctate area (Fig. 139); each elytron yellow with three pitchy stripes (Fig. 135); two rows of punctures between sutural interval and 1 st costa , apically multiplied to three; antennae yellow, terminal 3–4 antennomeres brown (Fig. 136); smaller species, 4.9–5.9 mm ........................................................................................ S. cohici Gressitt, 1960

Figures

FIGURES 143–150. Stephanispa freycineticola Gressitt, 1960. 143. Holotype body dorsal, 144. Recent specimen body dorsal, 145. Antenna, 146. Frontoclypeus and prosternum, 147. Head dorsal, 148. Pronotum, 149. Male fore leg, 150. Holotype labels.