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