Callistola szentivanyi
| Callistola szentivanyi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Callistola |
| Species: | C. szentivanyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Callistola szentivanyi Gressitt, 1960
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Callistola szentivanyi is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in New Guinea.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 12.6 mm. They are reddish to greenish blue. The head is purplish black above and pale beneath and the antennae are bluish black. The elytra are pale with a metallic band. This band is purplish anteriorly and greenish posteriorly.[1]
Life history
The recorded host plants for this species are Freycinetia and Pandanus 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.