Callistola dimidiata

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Callistola dimidiata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Callistola
Species:
C. dimidiata
Binomial name
Callistola dimidiata
Gressitt, 1960

Callistola dimidiata is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found on the Solomon Islands (Malaita).

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 8.35 mm. They are reddish ochraceous with the posterior two-thirds of the elytra bluish black, becoming pitchy red on the posterior margins. The antennae are reddish basally and at the apex, while the rest is pitchy black. [1]

Life history

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

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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