Callistola speciosa

Callistola speciosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Callistola
Species:
C. speciosa
Binomial name
Callistola speciosa
(Boisduval, 1835)
Synonyms
  • Hispa speciosa Boisduval, 1835
  • Oxycephala speciosa blanchardi Weise, 1908
  • Oxycephala speciosa guerini Weise, 1908
  • Oxycephala fasciata Weise, 1905

Callistola speciosa is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Indonesia (Sulawesi), New Britain and New Guinea.[1]

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Pandanus species.[2]

Subspecies

  • Callistola speciosa speciosa (eastern Indonesia, western and northern New Guinea)
  • Callistola speciosa fasciata (Weise, 1905) (eastern Papua New Guinea)

References

  1. ^ Gressitt, J.L. (1960). "Papuan-West Polynesian Hispine Beetles" (PDF). Pacific Insects. 2 (1). Entomology Department, Bishop Museum: 518–530. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
  2. ^ 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.
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