Callistola devastator
| Callistola devastator | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Callistola |
| Species: | C. devastator
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| Binomial name | |
| Callistola devastator Gressitt, 1960
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Callistola devastator is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in New Guinea.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 15.2 mm. They are reddish to pitchy black and metallic green. The head is bluish black above and the antennae are bluish black. The basal half, extreme apex and apical one-fifth of the external margin of the elytra is pale, while the remainder is metallic green.[1]
Life history
The recorded host plants for this species are Pandanus species. No host plant has been documented for this species.[2]
References
- ^ Gressitt, J.L. (1960). "Papuan-West Polynesian Hispine Beetles" (PDF). Pacific Insects. 2 (1). Entomology Department, Bishop Museum: 518–530. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
- ^ 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.