Classification, Natural History, and Evolution of the Subfamily Peloniinae O (Coleoptera: Cleroidea: Cleridae). Part IX. Taxonomic revision of the New World genus Muisca S Author Opitz, Pitz Pinola Weston text Linzer biologische Beiträge 2018 2018-07-27 50 1 587 653 journal article 21064 10.5281/zenodo.4004283 bedafe83-1cab-4329-8c1d-0152874f3907 0253-116X 4004283 Muisca apicalis ( SPINOLA , 1844b) ( Figs 15 , 49, 93, 100, 127) Pelonium apicale SPINOLA, 1844b: 155 . Lectotype : . Designation by EKIS (now OPITZ) 1975: 55. Le Bresil ( Brazil ) (MRSN). CORPORAAL 1950: 279 . D i a g n o s i s: The members of this species resemble superficially those of M. dozieri , but M. apicalis specimens differ in that the white marking at the elytral apex is sharply defined, which is not the case in M. dozieri specimens. D e s c r i p t i o n: Size: Length 6.5 mm ; width 2.2 mm . Form: As in Fig. 127 . Color: Mostly castaneous, femora and abdomen more testaceous; elytral disc castaneous, except yellow angular marking near apex. Head: Funicular antennomeres subfiliform, progressively more triangular, 5 th funicular antennomere expanded, capitulum expanded, about twice as long as combined length of funicular antennomeres, capitular antennomeres 9 and 10 with distal margins concave; anterior angles acute ( Fig. 15 ), antennomere 11 narrow elongate; frons narrower than width of eye (EW/FW 30/20). Thorax: Pronotum (Fig. 49) elongate (PW/PL 67/110), side margin with very shallow tubercle, disc narrowly subglabrous at middle; elytral asetiferous punctation striate, to distal 4/5 th , (EL/EW 240/70). Abdomen: Distal margin of male 6 th visible sternite slightly concave; aedeagus, phallic apex as in Fig. 100. V a r i a t i o n: Size: Length 4.0- 7.5 mm ; width 2.0-3.0 mm. The castaneous marking near the apex of the elytra varies in its ending. N a t u r a l h i s t o r y: Specimens were collected during October and November, some in a tropical transition forest, at altitudes that ranges from 405 to 430 m . D i s t r i b u t i o n ( Fig. 93 ): In addition to the lectotype , I examined 44 specimens : Bolivia : Departamento de Santa Cruz , Buena Vista , Hotel Flora & Fauna , 14-17-XI-2003 , Morris , Nearns , Wappes ; idem, 22-31-X-2002 , Wappes & Morris ; idem, 21-25-X-2003 , Morris , Nearns , Wappes ; idem, 27-31-X-2002 , Morris & Wappes ; idem, 17°29.949'S 63°33.52'W , 5-15-XI- 2001 , 405 m, tropical transition forest, M. C. Thomas & B. K. Dozier ; idem, 17°29.925'S 63°39.128'W , 10-22-X-2004 , J. E. Eger ; idem, 17°29.949'S 63°33.152'W , 5-15-XI-2001 , M. C. Thomas ; 3.7 km SSE, Buena Vista , Hotel Flora & Fauna , 14-28-X- 2000 , 430 m, B. K. Dozier ; 20 km S Buena Vista , 18-25-X-1992 , E. Giesbert ; Potrerillos del Guenda , 17°40'S 63°27'W , 40 k NW Santa Cruz , 10-15-X-2007 , J. Wappes & A. Cline ; idem, Snake Farm , 21-24-X-2011 , 350-400, Wappes & Skillman ; idem, 14-16-X-2011 , Wappes & Skillman ; idem, 16-22-X-2006 , Wappes , Nearns & Eya ; Departamento de Cochabamba , Carrasco El Sacta , Morris & Wappes. Brazil : Estado do Rio de Janeiro , Rio de Janeiro ,?-?-1883, P. Germain ; Tijuca ,?- XII-1884 , E. Gounelle ; Estado do Bahia , S. Antonio da Barra , 11-XII-1988 , Gounelle ; Cachimbo ,?-?-1890, Ch. Pujol ; Estado do Minas Gerais ,?-?-1990, J. DeGaulle ; Estado do São Paulo , Caraca ,?-?-1884, P. Germain. Specimens are deposited in ACMT , CMNH , FMNH , FSCA , JNRC , MNHN , and WOPC .