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