Diabrotica hartjei Derunkov, et al.

Species name

Diabrotica hartjei Derunkov, Prado, Tishechkin, Konstantinov 2015: 19

Type locality

Bugaba, Panama

Type depository

MCZ, holotype, male

Diagnosis

Body length 6.2-6.3 mm. Body width 3.1-3.2 mm. Head basic color black. Antennae filiformfiliform:
slender antennae with antennomeres of similar shape
, bi- or tricolored, antennomeres 1-3 and 9-10 uniformly yellow, antennomeres 4-8 gradually infuscated, antennomereantennomere:
"segment" of antenna, more or less clearly separated
11 dark apically. Maxillary palpi yellow or yellow ocher, 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
yellow or yellow ocher, quadrate, weakly bifoveate, with wide shallow foveae, shagreened with microsculptural narrow, long meshes. Scutellumscutellum:
small, usually triangular shield between the bases of elytra
black or amber brown. Elytra yellow or rufous, with two black bandsbands:
(here) transverse maculae on the beetle elytra
, one on the base, another behind the middle. Basalbasal:
of or pertaining to the base, as in the first, or basal segment of an appendage; opposite of apical
band bears a small yellow spot on each elytronelytron:
<em>(pl. elytra)</em> the fore highly sclerotized wing of beetle
. Elytral epipleura completely yellow, sutural anglesutural angle:
the posterior angle or apex of the elytron near the suture
of elytra obtuse-angled, punctation scattered, fine. Abdomen yellow or yellow ocher. Legs yellow or yellow ocher. Aedeagusaedeagus:
the main sclerotized part of the male genitalia; "aedeagus" is used here instead of "median lobe of aedeagus"
symmetric, with four internal sac scleritessclerites:
(here) the sclerotized hooks, spines or plates in the internal sac
.

Known distribution

Panama

Host plants

Unknown

Potential problems with identification

Diabrotica hartjei is very similar to D. godmani Jacoby and D. mitteri. They can be separated by the following features: the color of elytral bandsbands:
(here) transverse maculae on the beetle elytra
of D. hartjei is black, but metallic black green in D. godmani and metallic black blue in D. mitteri; basalbasal:
of or pertaining to the base, as in the first, or basal segment of an appendage; opposite of apical
band on the elytra of D. hartjei with two small yellow spots, but without maculae and spots in D. mitteri; the armament of the internal sac is quite different in all three species.