Muisca, Spinola, 1844

Opitz, Pitz Pinola Weston, 2018, Classification, Natural History, and Evolution of the Subfamily Peloniinae O (Coleoptera: Cleroidea: Cleridae). Part IX. Taxonomic revision of the New World genus Muisca S, Linzer biologische Beiträge 50 (1), pp. 587-653 : 596-598

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.4004283
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4339183
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scientific name	Muisca
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Key to species of Muisca SPINOLA

My efforts in the production of this key strive to use convenient characteristics of external morphology. But, the distinction between closely related species is sometimes small and when possible the reader should in most cases rely in the shape of the phallus for definitive species identifications.

1 Pronotum with secondary tubercle (Fig. 47) (M. insigna- group) ..................................2

1' Pronotum without secondary tubercle ...........................................................................3

2(1) Elytral asetiferous punctures terminate at elytral middle ( Fig. 125 View Figs 125-128 ) ( Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay) ........................................................................ Muisca dilatata (CHEVROLAT)

2' Distribution of elytral asetiferous punctures extend beyond elytral middle ( Brazil) ( Fig. 126 View Figs 125-128 ) ......................................................................... Muisca insigna (CHEVROLAT)

3(1') Body form ovate ( Fig. 127 View Figs 125-128 )...........................................................................................4

3' Body form more rectangulate ( Fig. 139 View Figs 137-140 ).......................................................................9

4(3) Antennal capitulum extraordinarily long ( Fig. 15 View Figs 14-33 ) (M. apicalis- group)........................5

4' Antennal capitulum not extraordinarily long ................................................................6

5(4) White marking at elytral apex sharply defined ( Fig. 127 View Figs 125-128 ) ( Bolivia, Brazil).................... ............................................................................................. Muisca apicalis (SPINOLA)

5' White marking at elytral apex not sharply defined ( Fig. 128 View Figs 125-128 ) ( Bolivia, Brazil).............. ........................................................................................ Muisca dozieri OPITZ, nov.sp.

6(4') Elytral disc vested with extraordinarily stout setae; hind body subovoid ( Fig. 129 View Figs 129-132 ) ( Brazil) (M. irrorata- group) ( Brazil, Bolivia)..................... Muisca irrorata (GORHAM)

6' Elytral disc not vested with extraordinarily stout setae; hind body not subovoid ( M. hirtula group)................................................................................................................7

7(6') Elytral disc without spots, disc partially castaneous (M. xanthura- group) ( Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana) ( Fig. 105 View Figs 98-106 ) ................................ Muisca xanthura OPITZ, nov.sp.

7'. Elytral disc with spots, disc not partially castaneous ....................................................8

8(7') Elytral dark spot in form of "checkmark" ( Brazil) ( Fig. 130 View Figs 129-132 ) .... Muisca hirtula (KLUG)

8' Elytral dark spot not in form of "checkmark" ( Brazil) ( Fig. 131 View Figs 129-132 ) ................................... .......................................................................................... Muisca togata (CHEVROLAT)

9(3') Eyes very small; frons twice width of eyes (M. angulicollis- group) ...........................10

9' Eyes not very small; frons not twice width of eyes.....................................................11

10(9) Pronotal disc impunctate at midline ( Colombia) ( Fig. 136 View Figs 133-136 ) ............................................ ......................................................................................... Muisca menda OPITZ, nov.sp.

10' Pronotal disc punctate at midline ( Colombia) ( Fig. 135 View Figs 133-136 ) ................................................ .................................................................................. Muisca angulicollis (CHEVROLAT)

11(9') Elytral disc with very few asetiferous punctures, broad region near sutural margin impunctate (M. fera- group) ........................................................................................12

11' Elytral disc asetiferous punctures not reduced in numbers as described above...........13

12(11) Pronotum with dark brown lines at sides ( Peru) ( Fig. 134 View Figs 133-136 )............................................. ........................................................................................... Muisca signa OPITZ, nov.sp.

12' Pronotum without dark brown lines at sides ( Costa Rica) ( Fig. 133 View Figs 133-136 ).............................. ................................................................................................. Muisca fera (WOLCOTT)

13(11') Pronotal disc cribrate (M. maculosa- group)................................................................14

13' Pronotal disc not cribrate ............................................................................................15

14(13) Pronotal disc with 2 black markings ( Brazil) ( Fig. 138 View Figs 137-140 ) ........ Muisca maculosa (GORHAM)

14' Pronotal disc uniformly castaneous ( Brazil, Peru) ( Fig. 137 View Figs 137-140 ) ......................................... ............................................................................................ Muisca hexa OPITZ, nov.sp.

15(13') Posterior margin of male pygidium broadly concave (M. mestolinea- group) .............16

15' Posterior margin of male pygidium not broadly concave............................................18

16(15) Pronotum without dark brown markings; each elytral disc with 3 diagonally positioned faint markings ( Colombia) ( Fig. 139 View Figs 137-140 ) ........... Muisca anachyma OPITZ, nov.sp.

16' Pronotum with dark brown markings ..........................................................................17

17(16') Pronotum with 2 dark lines at sides ( Ecuador) ( Fig. 140 View Figs 137-140 ) ............................................... .................................................................................. Muisca mestolinea OPITZ, nov.sp.

17' Pronotum with 2 dark spots ( Colombia, Ecuador) ( Fig. 141 View Figs 141-144 ) ......................................... .......................................................................................... Muisca omma OPITZ, nov.sp.

18(15') Antennal funicle longer than length of capitulum (M. octonotata- group)...................19

18' Antennal funicle not longer than length of capitulum .................................................23

19(18) Elytral disc with dark fascia ........................................................................................20

19' Elytral disc with spots .................................................................................................21

20(19) Midelytral fascia boldly expressed ( Costa Rica, Panamá) ( Fig. 142 View Figs 141-144 ).............................. ..................................................................................... Muisca heppneri OPITZ, nov.sp.

20' Midelytral fascia faintly expressed ( Colombia) ( Fig. 143 View Figs 141-144 ).............................................. ............................................................................. Muisca lateripunctata (SCHENKLING)

21(19') Each elytral disc with 6 spots ( Colombia) ( Fig. 144 View Figs 141-144 ) ...................................................... .................................................................................. Muisca magdalena OPITZ, nov.sp.

21' Each elytral disc with 4 spots......................................................................................22

22(21') Elytral asetiferous punctures end at about discal ½ ( Costa Rica, Panamá) ( Fig. 145 View Figs 145-148 )..... ........................................................................................ Muisca octonotata (GORHAM)

22' Distribution of elytral punctures extend well beyond discal ½ ( Colombia) ( Fig. 146 View Figs 145-148 ) ........................................................................... Muisca tetraspilota (CHEVROLAT)

23(18') Pronotum black ( Bolivia, Peru) ( Fig. 153 View Figs 153-156 )................................ Muisca peruviana (PIC)

23' Pronotum not black ....................................................................................................24

24(23') Pronotum with dark markings .....................................................................................25

24' Pronotum without dark markings................................................................................27

25 Each elytral disc with 7 light brown spots ( Peru) ( Fig. 151 View Figs 149-152 )........................................... ..................................................................................... Muisca malakela OPITZ, nov.sp.

25' Elytral color not as above............................................................................................26

26(25') Antennal capitulum much longer than length of funicle ( Bolivia) ( Fig. 154 View Figs 153-156 ) ................. ......................................................................................... Muisca sigilla OPITZ, nov.sp.

26' Antennal capitulum not longer than length of funicle ( Venezuela, Ecuador) ( Fig. 149 View Figs 149-152 ) .............................................................................. Muisca biordinis OPITZ, nov.sp.

27(24') Antennal capitulum black ...........................................................................................28

27'. Antennal capitulum not black .....................................................................................30

28(27) Seventh and 8 th antennomeres not infuscated ( Brazil) ( Fig. 155 View Figs 153-156 ).................................... ................................................................................................. Muisca testacea (KLUG)

28' Seventh and 8 th antennomeres infuscated....................................................................29

29(28') Elytral length/width ratio 1.89 ( Brazil) ( Fig. 147 View Figs 145-148 ) ...... Muisca adamanta OPITZ, nov.sp.

29' Elytral length/width ratio 1.61 ( Brazil) ( Fig. 156 View Figs 153-156 ) ............. Muisca variabilis (SPINOLA)

30(27') Short narrow black line projecting from elytral anterior margin.................................31

30' Elytral color not as above............................................................................................32

31(30) Middle of elytral disc with irregular-shaped fascia ( Colombia, Venezuela) ( Fig. 152 View Figs 149-152 ) ............................................................................... Muisca nigrosignata (SPINOLA)

31' Midelytral fascia fragmented ( Colombia, Venezuela) ( Fig. 148 View Figs 145-148 ).................................... ........................................................................................... Muisca agma OPITZ, nov.sp.

32(30') Elytral disc traversed by 3 black fasciae ( Bolivia) ( Fig. 157) Muisca zona OPITZ, nov.sp.

32' Elytra not traversed by fascia ( Panamá, Colombia, Venezuela) ( Fig. 150 View Figs 149-152 )..................... .......................................................................................... Muisca bitaeniata (SPINOLA)