Callistola tripartita

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Callistola tripartita
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Callistola
Species:
C. tripartita
Binomial name
Callistola tripartita
(Fairmaire, 1883)
Synonyms
  • Oxycephala tripartitaFairmaire, 1883
  • Oxycephala wallaceiBaly, 1887
  • Oxycephala dentataUhmann, 1926

Callistola tripartita is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Australia, the Bismarck Archipelago (New Britain, Duke of York, New Ireland, Tabor). [1]

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Cocos nucifera and 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.