Callistola speciosa

Callistola speciosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Callistola
Species:	C. speciosa
Binomial name
Callistola speciosa (Boisduval, 1835)
Synonyms
Hispa speciosaBoisduval, 1835 Oxycephala speciosa blanchardiWeise, 1908 Oxycephala speciosa gueriniWeise, 1908 Oxycephala fasciataWeise, 1905

Callistola speciosa is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Indonesia (Sulawesi), New Britain and New Guinea. ^[1]

Life history

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

Subspecies

• Callistola speciosa speciosa (eastern Indonesia, western and northern New Guinea)
• Callistola speciosa fasciata(Weise, 1905) (eastern Papua New Guinea)

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.