Callistola montana

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

Callistola montana is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Papua New Guinea.

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 15.5 mm. They are steel blue to black and testaceous. The head is black above and dark pale on the underside. The antennae are bluish black. The elytra are steel blue with a pale band. The apex is dark reddish. [1]

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Pandanus 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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