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The DNA sequence from the COI barcode region and host plant are reported for the first time. Diatraea postlineella is closely related to D. crambidoides (Grote) and D. mitteri Solis. Photographs of the adults and their genitalia, a comparison of external characters, and a table of male and female genitalia characters to identify the three species are provided. A distribution map of the three species, which includes holotype localities and specimens used for the neighbor-joining cluster analysis, is provided.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.4289\/0013-8797.123.3.637","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,10,28]],"date-time":"2021-10-28T01:07:02Z","timestamp":1635383222000},"page":"638-651","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Identity and Host Plant of Diatraea postlineella Schaus (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), the Guatemalan Sugarcane Borer"],"prefix":"10.4289","volume":"123","author":[{"given":"M. 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