Callistola cyclops

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Callistola cyclops
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Callistola
Species:
C. cyclops
Binomial name
Callistola cyclops
Gressitt, 1963 [1]

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

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 8 mm. They are testaceous to black, while the pronotum is ochraceous brown, becoming blackish anteriorly. The elytra are mostly pitchy blackish. [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. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
  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.