Callistola

Genus of beetles From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Callistola is a genus of leaf beetles in the tribe Cryptonychini.[1] Species in this genus are found in the Pacific region, with a large number of species known from New Guinea.[2][3]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Suborder:Polyphaga
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Callistola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Cassidinae
Tribe: Cryptonychini
Genus: Callistola
Dejean, 1836
Type species
Hispa speciosa
Boisduval, 1835
Subgenera
Diversity
43 species, see text
Synonyms
  • Oxycephala Chapuis, 1875 (not Guérin-Méneville)
  • Plesispa (Plesispella) Chûjô, 1943
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Species

This genus includes the following species:[1]

Subgenus Callistola Guérin-Méneville, 1840

Subgenus Freycinetivora Gressitt, 1957

Unplaced species

References

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