Callistola masoni
| Callistola masoni | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Callistola |
| Species: | C. masoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Callistola masoni Gressitt, 1960
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Callistola masoni is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found on the Solomon Islands (New Georgia).
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7.9 mm. They are reddish to shiny black. The head is blackish above and somewhat reddish anteriorly and beneath. The antennae are bluish black. The elytra are shiny black, but somewhat pitchy on the external margin and dull reddish apically.[1]
Life history
The recorded host plants for this species are Freycinetia species.[2]
References
- ^ Gressitt, J.L. (1960). "Papuan-West Polynesian Hispine Beetles" (PDF). Pacific Insects. 2 (1). Entomology Department, Bishop Museum: 518–530. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
- ^ 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.