Callistola tripartita

Callistola tripartita
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Callistola
Species:	C. tripartita
Binomial name
	Callistola tripartita; (Fairmaire, 1883)
Synonyms
	Oxycephala tripartita Fairmaire, 1883 ; Oxycephala wallacei Baly, 1887 ; Oxycephala dentata Uhmann, 1926 ;

Callistola tripartita is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Australia, the Bismarck Archipelago (New Britain, Duke of York, New Ireland, Tabor).^[1]

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Cocos nucifera 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.

[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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