Muisca bitaeniata
SPINOLA, 1844b: 148
CORPORAAL 1950: 298
Classification, Natural History, and Evolution of the Subfamily Peloniinae O (Coleoptera: Cleroidea: Cleridae). Part IX. Taxonomic revision of the New World genus Muisca S
Opitz, Pitz Pinola Weston
Linzer biologische Beiträge
2018
2018-07-27
50
1
587
653
SPINOLA, 1844
[178,366,632,654]
Insecta
Cleridae
Muisca
GBIF
Animalia
Coleoptera
40
627
Arthropoda
species
bitaeniata
Muisca bitaeniata SPINOLA, 1844b: 148. Holotype: ♀. Colombia(MRSN). CORPORAAL 1950: 298. EKIS (now OPITZ), 1975: 55. Pelonium ampliatum CHEVROLAT, 1876: 41. syn.nov. Holotype: ♀. Colombia, Guayabal,?-II-?, 6100 feet, Steinheil (MNHN). CORPORAAL 1950: 285.
D i a g n o s i s: Muisca bitaeniataspecimens may be distinguished from those of its sister species, M. biordinis, by coloration of the pronotal disc. In M. bitaeniataspecimens the pronotal disc is uniformly castaneous. In M. biordinisspecimens the pronotal disc shows two black lines. R e d e s c r i p t i o n: Size: Length 4.3 mm; width 2.0 mm. Form: As in Fig. 150. Color: Light castaneous, except elytral disc with crescentiform brown maculation that extends from humeral margin, touches sutural margin at middle and bends towards epipleural margin where it meets broad brown region along the epipleural margin. Head: Basal funicular antennomeres filiform, distal funicular antennomeres become shorter towards capitulum, capitular antennomeres 9 and 10 triangular ( Fig. 36), antennomere 11 obovate; frons wider than width of eye (EW/FW 18/30). Thorax: Pronotum (Fig. 72) oblong (PW/PL 75/80), side margin with well-developed tubercle, disc coarsely punctate at sides, widely subglabrous at middle; elytral asetiferous punctation striate, punctures extend to elytral apical 3/4 th(EL/EW 230/60). Abdomen: Pygidium scutiform; distal margin of 6 thvisible sternite slightly concave at middle; aedeagus, phallic apex as in Fig. 119. V a r i a t i o n: Size: Length 4.5-6.0 mm; width 2.0- 2.8 mm. The elytral brown crescentiform fascia varies in expression, and may be entirely obliterated. N a t u r a l h i s t o r y: Specimens was collected during February, March, and July; at altitudes ranging from 1535 to 2220m. D i s t r i b u t i o n ( Fig. 97): Inaddition to the holotype, I examined 9 specimens. Panamá: Provincia de Chiriquí, Cerro Pando, 24-V-1973, 1535 m, G. Ekis. Colombia: Departamento de Risaralda, Otún Quinbaya, El Monilillo, 4°43'N 75°34'W, 17-II-4-III-2003, 2220 m, Malaise, G. López; Departamento del Vallede Cauca, near Saladito, 13-VII-1970, 6700 feet, H. & A. Howden; Farallones de Cali, La Meseta, 3°34'N 76°40'W, 9-26-X- 2003, 2080 m, Malaise, S. Sarria. Venezuela: Estado de Aragua, Colonia Tovar, 18-VII-1988, 6780 feet, C. W. & L. B. O’Brien. Specimensare deposited in CMNCand WOPC.
2849222329
1973-05-24
2003-03-04
1973-05-24
G. Ekis. & Malaise, G & Lopez
Panama
In
1878
4.7166667
Otun Quinbaya
1306
-75.566666
Cerro Pando
40
627
9
Risaralda
holotype
2849222565
1970-07-13
H. & A. Howden
Panama
2042
Saladito
Departamento del Valle
40
627
1
Cauca
holotype
2849222439
1988-07-18
2003-10-26
1988-07-18
CMNC, WOPC
Malaise & S. Sarria. & C. W. & L. B. O'Brien. Specimens
Venezuela
Farallones de Cali
3.5666666
La Meseta
1307
-76.666664
La Meseta
40
627
1
Aragua
holotype