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]

Callistola
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Cassidinae
Tribe: Cryptonychini
Genus: Callistola
Dejean, 1836
Type species
Hispa speciosa
Boisduval, 1835
Subgenera
Diversity
43 species, see text

Species

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This genus includes the following species:[1]

Subgenus Callistola Guérin-Méneville, 1840

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Subgenus Freycinetivora Gressitt, 1957

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Unplaced species

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References

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  1. ^ a b Staines, C.L. (2015). "Tribe Cryptonychini Chapuis 1875" (PDF). Catalog of the Hispines of the World (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). Smithsonian Institution. pp. 14–24. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  2. ^ Staines, C.L. (2016). "Callistola". Hispine Pests of Palms. Smithsonian Institution and United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  3. ^ Gressitt, Judson Linsley (1963). "Hispine beetles (Chrysomelidae) from New Guinea". Pacific Insects. 5 (3). Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum: 641–662. ISSN 0030-8714. OCLC 1761674.