Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) chiriquina (Bates, 1888)

Vallejo, Luís Fernando & Wolff, Martha, 2013, The genus Phyllophaga Harris (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) in the Colombian Andean Mountains, Zootaxa 3722 (2), pp. 101-142 : 110

3. Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) chiriquina (Bates, 1888)

Redescription. Length 16–18 mm, width 9–11 mm. Similar to P. vicina . Dorsal surface pruinosity is less pronounced on the pronotum. Ventral surface is densely punctate. Male pygidium convex, subtriangular in the female. The male genital capsule is wide at the base, cylindrical, long, and without projections ( Fig. 11 ); it has long, narrow parameres, slightly angular at the base, which expand in the distal region, ending in fine points ( Fig. 12 ).

Comments. This species is common in Mexico, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. In the original description, Bates (1888) records this species from the Chiriqui volcano in Panama where he cites seven specimens. Saylor (1943b) cites a specimen obtained in Vergara (Departament of Cundinamarca) Colombia, in October. Considering that it is part of a group of species found in warm climates, it is expected to be present in the Departments of Antioquia, Chocó, and Córdoba. King (1984) recorded it as an occasional pest, or of lesser

Figures

FIGURES 11 – 12. Phyllophaga chiriquina diagnostic structures, male genital capsule, lateral view (11) parameres, distal view (12). Scale: 1 mm.