Callistola cyclops

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Callistola cyclops is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in north-western New Guinea.

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Coleoptera
Suborder:Polyphaga
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Callistola cyclops
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Callistola
Species:
C. cyclops
Binomial name
Callistola cyclops
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Description

Adults reach a length of about 8 mm. They are testaceous to black, while the pronotum is ochraceous brown, becoming blackish anteriorly. The elytra are mostly pitchy blackish.[2]

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Freycinetia species.[3]

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