Callistola omalleyi

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

Callistola omalleyi is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found on the Admiralty Islands.

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 12.6 mm. They are reddish to blackish green. The head is pitchy in the middle area, while the rest is pale. The antennae are greenish black. The elytra are blackish green tinged with blue or purplish and with the base, humeral area, and suture pale. [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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