''Callimetopus capito'' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by

Francis Polkinghorne Pascoe Francis Polkinghorne Pascoe (1 September 1813 – 20 June 1893) was an English entomologist mainly interested in beetles. Biography He was born in Penzance, Cornwall and trained at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London. Appointed surgeon in the Nav ...

in 1865, originally under the genus ''

Euclea ''Euclea'', from the Greek '' eukleia'' meaning "glory and fame", denotes a group of flowering plants in the Ebenaceae or ebony family. They were described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1774. The genus includes evergreen trees and shrubs, native t ...

''. It is known from the Philippines. It feeds on '' Mangifera indica'', '' Barringtonia asiatica'', and '' Terminalia catappa''. It contains the varietas ''Callimetopus capito var. mesoleucus''.BioLib.cz - ''Callimetopus capito''
Retrieved on 8 September 2014.

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Callimetopus Beetles described in 1865 Taxa named by Francis Polkinghorne Pascoe Beetles of Asia {{Pteropliini-stub