Callistola devastator

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

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

Adults reach a length of about 15.2 mm. They are reddish to pitchy black and metallic green. The head is bluish black above and the antennae are bluish black. The basal half, extreme apex and apical one-fifth of the external margin of the elytra is pale, while the remainder is metallic green.[1]

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Pandanus species. No host plant has been documented for this species.[2]

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