Diabrotica martinjacobyi Derunkov, et al.

Species name

Diabrotica martinjacobyi Derunkov, Prado, Tishechkin, Konstantinov 2015: 28

Type locality

La Lima, Honduras

Type depository

USNM, holotype, male

Diagnosis

Body length 6.2-7.9 mm. Body width 3.2-4.1 mm. Head basic color yellow. Antennae filiformfiliform:
slender antennae with antennomeres of similar shape
, bi- or tricolored, antennomeres 1-3 yellow, antennomeres 4-8 gradually infuscated, antennomeres 9-10 yellow ocher, antennomereantennomere:
"segment" of antenna, more or less clearly separated
11 dark apically. 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
yellow or light cadmium, quadrate, deeply bifoveate, not shagreened. Scutellumscutellum:
small, usually triangular shield between the bases of elytra
yellow. Elytra yellow or rufous, maculatemaculate:
(here) marked by maculae or patches of a different shape and size, usually clearly separated from each other
, with two short black lines on each elytronelytron:
<em>(pl. elytra)</em> the fore highly sclerotized wing of beetle
, the first before, the second behind the middle, associated with humeral and sutural black vittae. Elytral epipleura completely yellow. Elytra surface not sulcatesulcate:
bearing the carinae or ridges on the elytron
, transversely depressed in the middle of elytronelytron:
<em>(pl. elytra)</em> the fore highly sclerotized wing of beetle
. Sutural angle of elytra round, punctation scattered, fine. Abdomen yellow. Tarsi and tibiae black or chestnut, femora yellow. Aedeagusaedeagus:
the main sclerotized part of the male genitalia; "aedeagus" is used here instead of "median lobe of aedeagus"
symmetric, with six internal sac scleritessclerites:
(here) the sclerotized hooks, spines or plates in the internal sac
.

Known distribution

Mexico, Guatemala

Host plants

Unknown

Potential problems with identification

Diabrotica martinjacobyi is very similar to D. curvilineata Jacoby. They can be separated by the following features: elytra in D. curvilineata are maculatemaculate:
(here) marked by maculae or patches of a different shape and size, usually clearly separated from each other
with two small black spots on each elytronelytron:
<em>(pl. elytra)</em> the fore highly sclerotized wing of beetle
, in D. martinjacobyi elytra are maculatemaculate:
(here) marked by maculae or patches of a different shape and size, usually clearly separated from each other
with two short black lines. The shape of the internal sac sclerite 6E is the most reliable feature that allows distinguishing two species.