| Callistola swartensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Callistola |
| Species: | C. swartensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Callistola swartensis Gressitt, 1960 | |
Callistola swartensis is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in New Guinea.
Adults reach a length of about 12.6 mm. They are reddish to bluish black. The head is blackish above and pale beneath, while the antennae are bluish black (but pitchy reddish on segment 2 and the apex of segment 1). The elytra are pale, but the apical two-fifths are pitchy black and the external margin is brownish. [1]
The recorded host plants for this species are Freycinetia species. [2]