Callistola attenuata


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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8.3 mm. They are yellowish testaceous to black, the pronotum with a triangular apical pitchy black area. The elytra are testaceous on upper portion of the basal half and mostly pitchy to reddish on the rest.

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Freycinetia species. The larvae have also been described. They have six eye spots on their head.