Callistola freycinetella

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

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.6 mm. They are testaceous to black, but the elytra are pitchy black with a testaceous stripe and an ochraceous spot at the apex.[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. Archived from the original on July 11, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2025.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  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.