Diabrotica viridifasciata Jacoby 1887

(Figs 58–67)

viridifasciata Jacoby 1887: 507 (type locality: Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui; type depository: BMNH, lectotype, male, designated by Smith and Lawrence 1967).

duplicata Jacoby 1887: 519 (type locality: Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui; type depository: BMNH, lectotype, male, designated by Smith and Lawrence 1967). New synonym

Material examined. Diabrotica viridifasciata: Lectotype male (BMNH): 1) [Lectotype]; 2) [V. de Chiriqui, 2– 3000 ft. Champion]; 3) [Godman-Salvin Coll., Biol. Centr.-Amer.]; 4) [ Diabrotica viridifasciata Jac.]; 5) [LECTOTYPE Diabrotica viridifasciata Jac. RFS]. Paralectotype female (BMNH): 1) [Paralectotype]; 2) [Cache. Costa Rica. H. Rogers.]; 3) [Type. Sp. figured.]; 4) [ D. viridifasciata Jac.]; 5) [Godman-Salvin Coll., Biol. Centr.- Amer.]; 6) [Lectoparatype Diabrotica viridifasciata Jac. RFS]. Paralectotype (MCZ): 1) [Bugaba, Panama, Champion]; 2) [Lectoparatype Diabrotica viridifasciata Jac. RFS]. 3 ex. (MCZ): [Turrialba, Costa Rica]. 2 ex. (MCZ): [Colombia]. 3 ex. (MCZ): [Trinidad]. Male (USNM): 1) [Sarchi C. R. June 15 ’33 C.H. Ballou]; 2) C.R. No. 1239]; 3) [Collected at light]; 4) [ viridifasciata Jac. 87 HSB 33]; 5) [Homoparalectotype Diabrotica viridifasciata Jac. MCZ Det. J. Krysan’95]. Male (USNM): 1) [Sarchi C. R. June 15 ’33 C.H. Ballou]; 2) C.R. No. 1239]; 3) [Collected at light]; 4) [Homoparalectotype Diabrotica viridifasciata Jac. MCZ Det. J. Krysan’95]. Male (USNM): 1) [Sarchi C. R. June 15 ’33 C.H. Ballou]; 2) C.R. No. 1239]; 3) [Collected at light]; 4) [ Diabrotica championi Jacoby det. R.F. Smith 1963]; 5) [Homoparalectotype Diabrotica viridifasciata Jac. MCZ Det. J. Krysan’95]; 6) [ Diabrotica viridifasciata Jacoby Det. J. Krysan 1995 not championi acc. to design. RFS’64 (thorax imp.)]. Female (USNM): 1) [San Jose Costa Rica]; 2) [Coll. Schild & Burgdorf]; 3) [ Diabrotica viridifasciata Jac.]. Female (USNM): 1) [Costa Rica: Puntarenas Prov., Monte Verde, 1300 m. 11 July 1989. MV lite. leg. David G. Furth]. Male (USNM): 1) [Costa Rica: Puntarenas Prov., Monte Verde, 1300 m. 8 July 1989. MV lite. leg. David G. Furth]. Male (USNM): 1) [Costa Rica: Puntarenas Prov., Monte Verde, 1300 m. 18 July 1989. MV lite. leg. David G. Furth].

Diabrotica duplicata: Lectotype male (BMNH): 1) [Lectotype]; 2) [V. de Chiriqui, 2–3000 ft. Champion]; 3) [Godman-Salvin Coll., Biol. Centr.-Amer.]; 4) [Type. Sp. figured.]; 5) [ D. duplicata Jac.]; 6) [Lectotype Diabrotica duplicata Jac. RFS]. Paralectotypes 5 males (BMNH): 1) [Paralectotype]; 2) [Bugaba, Panama. Champion]; 3) [Godman-Salvin Coll., Biol. Centr.-Amer.]; 4) [Lectoparatype Diabrotica duplicata Jac. RFS]. Paralectotype male (BMNH) 1) [Paralectotype]; 2) [Bugaba, 800–1500 ft. Champion]; 3) [Godman-Salvin Coll., Biol. Centr.-Amer.]; 4) [Lectoparatype Diabrotica duplicata Jac. RFS]. Paralectotype male (BMNH) 1) [Paralectotype]; 2) [David, Panama. Champion]; 3) [Godman-Salvin Coll., Biol. Centr.-Amer.]; 4) [Lectoparatype Diabrotica duplicata Jac. RFS]. Paralectotypes 1 male and 3 females (MCZ): 1) [Bugaba, 800–1500 ft. Champion]; 2) [Godman-Salvin Coll., Biol. Centr.-Amer.]; 3) [Lectoparatype Diabrotica duplicata Jac. RFS]. Paralectotypes 2 females (MCZ): 1) [V. de Chiriqui, 25–4000 ft. Champion]; 3) [Godman-Salvin Coll., Biol. Centr.-Amer.]; [Lectoparatype Diabrotica duplicata Jac. RFS]. Three males (MCZ): 1) [S. Antonio, Agnatal]; 2) [Bolivar, Colombia, F.R. Mason, Cartagena, VII.11.20, chaparral]. Two females (MCZ): 1) [Columbia]. Two females (MCZ): 1) [Pichindi, Columbia]. Male (USNM): 1) [July 26.07]; 2) [Tabernilla Canal Zone Panama]; 3) [Collected by August Busck]; 4) [homolectoparatype Diabrotica duplicata Jacoby Det. J. Krysan 1995].

The internal sacs in the male types of D. viridifasciata and D. duplicata show no significant differences in the armament (Figs 60–62, 65–67). The maculae on the D. duplicata elytra are homologous to the reduced bands in D. viridifasciata . There are no substantial differences in the body shape and other morphological characters between the two taxa. Their ranges overlap considerably. Therefore, we treat D. duplicata as a synonym of D. viridifasciata .