Callistola cyclops

Callistola cyclops
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Callistola
Species:
C. cyclops
Binomial name
Callistola cyclops

Callistola cyclops is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in north-western New Guinea.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8 mm. They are testaceous to black, while the pronotum is ochraceous brown, becoming blackish anteriorly. The elytra are mostly pitchy blackish.[2]

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Freycinetia species.[3]

References

  1. ^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
  2. ^ Gressitt, J.L. (1963). "Hispine beetles (Chrysomelidae) from New Guinea" (PDF). Pacific Insects. 5 (3). Entomology Department, Bishop Museum: 591–714. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
  3. ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Cryptonychini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved September 23, 2025.