Callistola dilutipes
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Callistola |
| Species: | C. dilutipes
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| Callistola dilutipes (Weise, 1905)
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Callistola dilutipes is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in north-western New Guinea.[1]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 10.5-13 mm. They are yellowish testaceous to steely and purplish blue.[2]
Life history
The recorded host plants for this species are Pandanus species.[3] The larvae and pupae have also been described. The larvae are testaceous, becoming slightly pitchy brown on areas of the caudal process. The pupae are testaceous, but reddish on the cephalic processes.
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.
- ^ Gressitt, J.L. (1963). "Hispine beetles (Chrysomelidae) from New Guinea" (PDF). Pacific Insects. 5 (3). Entomology Department, Bishop Museum: 591–714. Retrieved September 30, 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.