Muisca angulicollis

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 : 609-610

Muisca angulicollis ( CHEVROLAT, 1876) ( Figs 18 , 55, 94, 108, 135)

Pelonium angulicolle CHEVROLAT, 1876: 41. Lectotype. ♀. Here designated. Colombia, La Lucera,?-X-?, 8800 feet, Steihelli (MNHN). Chevrolat does not indicate the number of specimens upon which he based his description. To fix this species name to a primary type specimen, I invoke Recommendation 73F of the ICZN (1999) and designate a lectotype. CORPORAAL 1950: 285.

D i a g n o s i s: The members of this species resemble superficially those of M. menda , but M. angulicollis specimens differ in that the pronotal disc is punctate at the midline, which is not the case in M. menda specimens.

R e d e s c r i p t i o n: Size: Length 8.0 mm; width 3.0 mm. Form: As in Fig. 135 . Color: Castaneous, except each elytron with 3 faintly visible brown spots behind the middle of the disc. Head: Funicular antennomeres subfiliform, becoming progressively shorter and more triangular, capitulum about as long as combined length of funicular antennomeres, capitular antennomeres 9 and 10 oblong triangular ( Fig. 18 ), antennomere 11 obovate; eyes small; frons wider than width of eye (EW/FW 25/50). Thorax: Pronotum (Fig. 55) slightly oblong (PW/PL 110/120), side margin with well-developed tubercle, disc coarsely punctate; elytral asetiferous punctation profusely distributed throughout elytral discs (EL/EW 240/100). Abdomen: Pygidium subquadrate; distal margin of 6 th visible sternite slightly concave medially; aedeagus, phallic apex as in Fig. 108.

V a r i a t i o n: Size: Length 5.5-8.0 mm; width 2.2-3.0 mm. The faintly developed elytral spots vary in expression and may be absent.

N a t u r a l h i s t o r y: Specimens were captured during January through August at altitude ranging from 1700 to 2850 m.; most were taken in a Malaise trap.

D i s t r i b u t i o n ( Fig.94 ): In addition to the lectotype, I examined 15 specimens: Colombia: Departamento de Boyaca, SFF Iguaue Cabaña , 5°25'N 73°27'W, 21-VI-6-VII-2001, P. Reina ; SFF Iguaque La Planada , 5°25'N 73°27'W, 7-I-2001 - 21-I-2001, 2850 m, Malaise, P. Reina ; SSF Iguaque , La Planada, 13-V-2000, 2850 m, Malaise, P. Reina ; idem, 26-VI-13-VII-2000, P. Reina ; Departamento de Magdalena, PNN, SN de Santa Marta, El Ramo , 10°48'N 73°39W, 16-31- VIII-2000, 2500 m, J. Cantillo ; idem, 22-XI-15-15-XII-2000, Malaise, J. Cantillo ; idem, 15-VI-2- VII-2001, 1700 m, J. Cantillo ; San Lorenzo , 41 km S Santa Marta, 2-V-1973, 7000 feet, Campbell & Howden ; Departamento de Cauca, 15 miles E Silvia , 15-VII-1970, H. & A. Howden ; Departamento de Norte de Santander, 30 km S Chinacota , 14-V-1974, 2600 m, H. & A. Howden. Specimens are deposited in CMNC, JNRC, and WOPC .

Figures

Figs 14-33: Antennae. (14) Muisca dilatata, male. (15) M. apicalis, male. (16) M. hirtula, male. (17) M. xanthura, male. (18) M. angulicollis, male. (19) M. signa, male. (20) M. fera, male. (21) M. octonotata, male. (22) M. maculosa, male. (23) M. anachyma, male. (24) M. insigna, male. (25) M. dozieri, male. (26) M. togata, male. (27) M. irrorata, male. (28) M. menda, female. (29) M. hexa, female. (30) M. heppneri, male. (31) M. magdalena, female. (32) M. mestolinea, male. (33) M. omma, male.

Figs 133-136: Habitus. (133) Muisca fera. (134) M. signa. (135) M. angulicollis. (136) M. menda.

Figs 107-115: Phalli. (107) Muisca signa. (108) M. angulicollis. (109) M. maculosa. (110) M. mestolinea. (111) M. omma. (112) M. heppneri. (113) M. lateripunctata. (114) M. octonotata. (115) M. tetraspilota.

Fig. 94: Geographic distribution of Muisca species as listed.