Callistola zonalis

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Callistola zonalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Callistola
Species:
C. zonalis
Binomial name
Callistola zonalis
Gressitt, 1960

Callistola zonalis is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in New Guinea.

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 10.3 mm. They are reddish ochraceous with steel blue bands. The head is greenish black above and pale on the underside. The antennae are black with bluish on segments 3–11. The elytra are steel to purplish blue with the base pale and with a pale band. [1]

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Freycinetia 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.
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