Callistola sedlacekana | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Genus: | Callistola |
Species: | C. sedlacekana |
Binomial name | |
Callistola sedlacekana |
Callistola sedlacekana is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in north-western New Guinea.
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]
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.