Diabrotica tricolor Jacoby

Species name

Diabrotica tricolor Jacoby 1887: 517

Type locality

Guatemala, Paso Antonio

Type depository

BMNH, lectotype, male, verified

Diagnosis

Body length 4.0-4.4 mm. Body width 2.1-2.3 mm. Head basic color black. Antennae serrateserrate:
in reference to antennae, saw-like, often with a sharp ridge on the outer margin
, with thickened antennomeres 4-8, bi- or tricolored, antennomeres 1-3 yellow, upper sides darkened, antennomeres 4-11 cinnamon brown. Maxillary palpi and labrumlabrum:
the "upper lip" of beetles, a movable sclerite joined under clypeus
black or chestnut. Pronotumpronotum:
the notum of the prothorax with highly sclerotized pronotal disc
black, subquadrate, nonfoveate, shagreened with narrow long meshes. Scutellumscutellum:
small, usually triangular shield between the bases of elytra
black. Elytra yellow or rufous, with two bandsbands:
(here) transverse maculae on the beetle elytra
of different color, basalbasal:
of or pertaining to the base, as in the first, or basal segment of an appendage; opposite of apical
band black or testaceous, medium band ochraceous-orange or rufous, apexapex:
<em>(pl. apices)</em> the far distal end of a structure; opposite of base
yellow. Elytral epipleura bicolored, yellow, darkened in basalbasal:
of or pertaining to the base, as in the first, or basal segment of an appendage; opposite of apical
1/3 to 1/2, sutural anglesutural angle:
the posterior angle or apex of the elytron near the suture
of elytra round, punctation scattered, fine. Abdomen yellow. Legs black. Aedeagusaedeagus:
the main sclerotized part of the male genitalia; "aedeagus" is used here instead of "median lobe of aedeagus"
symmetric, with three internal sac scleritessclerites:
(here) the sclerotized hooks, spines or plates in the internal sac
.

Known distribution

Guatemala

Host plants

Unknown