Callistola dilutipes

Callistola dilutipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Callistola
Species:	C. dilutipes
Binomial name
Callistola dilutipes (Weise, 1905)
Synonyms
Oxycephala dilutipesWeise, 1905 Callistola dilutipes alexandrinaGressitt, 1963

Callistola dilutipes is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in north-western New Guinea. ^[1]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 10.5-13 mm. They are yellowish testaceous to steely and purplish blue. ^[2]

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Pandanus species. ^[3] The larvae and pupae have also been described. The larvae are testaceous, becoming slightly pitchy brown on areas of the caudal process. The pupae are testaceous, but reddish on the cephalic processes.

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. 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.