Callistola sedlacekana

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

Callistola sedlacekana 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 8-8.8 mm. They are testaceous to black. The pronotum is orange testaceous with an apical blackish triangle. The elytra are orange testaceous on the basal three-fifth, but blackish on the remainder. [2]

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Freycinetia species. [3] The larvae and pupae have also been described. The larvae have four black eye spots on their head. The pupae are testaceous but darker posteriorly.

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.