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
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Muisca peruviana
(
PIC
,
1952) (
Figs 43
, 75, 97, 121, 153)
Cregya peruviana
PIC, 1952: 4
.
Lectotype
:
♀
.
Pérou
(
Peru
), Terapoto, Mai a Aout, 1886, M. de Mathan (MNHN). It is not certain how many specimens were available to Pic for his description. Therefore, I invoke Recommendation 73F of the
ICZN (1999)
and designate a
lectotype
for this nominal species.
D i a g n o s i s: Within
Muisca
, only in specimens of this species is there a triangular black mark on the elytra near the mesoscutellum.
Fig. 92
: Proposed phylogeny of
Muisca
species groups.
R e d e s c r i p t i o n: Size: Length
6.5 mm
; width
2.7 mm
. Form: As in
Fig. 153
. Color: Light castaneous, except cranium and pronotum blue-black; elytral disc bicolorous, mostly light castaneous, with a black triangular marking surrounding the mesoscutellum. Head: Funicular antennomeres subfiliform, 7
th
antennomere slightly expanded laterally, capitular antennomeres 9 and 10 triangular (
Fig. 43
), antennomere 11 obovate; frons narrower than width of eye (EW/FW 30/25). Thorax: Pronotum (Fig. 75) oblong (PW/PL 98/115), pronotal tubercle small, angular and positioned posterior to pronotal middle, disc coarsely punctate, elytral asetiferous punctation striate, punctures extend to elytral apical 3/4
th
(EL/EW 135/45). Abdomen: Pygidium scutiform; posterior margin of 6
th
visible sternite not concave at middle; aedeagus, phallic apex as in
Fig. 121
V a r i a t i o n: Size: Length 4.5-7.0 mm; width
1.8-2.4 mm
. Other than size, the available specimens are quite homogeneous
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 2220
m
.
D i s t r i b u t i o n (
Fig. 97
):
In
addition to the
lectotype
, I examined
35 specimens
:
Bolivia
:
Departamento de Santa Cruz
,
Florida
,
4 km
N Bermejo
,
Refugio Los Volcanes
,
63°36'W
18°06'S
,
6-8-XII-2015
,
1000-1200 m
,
Skillman
,
Wappes
, &
Kuckartz
;
3.7 km
SSE Buena Vista. Hotel Flora
&
Fauna
,
17°29.949'S
63°33.152'W
,
5-15-XI-2001
, tropical transition forest,
M. C. Thomas
&
B. K. Dozier
;
idem,
23-26-X-2000
, tropical transition forest, M. C.
Thomas
;
idem,
5- 15-XI-2001
, black light, tropical transition forest, M. C.
Thomas
;
idem,
27-31-X-2002
,
Morris
&
Wappes
;
idem,
14-16-X-2000
, R.
Morris
;
idem,
5 km
SSE Buena Vista. Hotel Flora
&
Fauna
,
17°29.925'S
63°39.128'W
,
10-22-X-2004
,
J. E. Eger
;
4 km
SSE
Buena Vista
,
22-25-XI-2013
,
Hotel Flora
&
Fauna
,
17°29'S
63°49'W
,
Wappes
&
Skillman
;
idem, 4-6 SSE
Buena Vista
,
Hotel Flora
&
Fauna
,
3-8-X-2004
,
Wappes
&
Morris
;
idem,
22-31-X-2002
,
Wappes
&
Morris
;
Potrerillos del Guenda
,
Reserva Natural
,
17°40'S
63° 27'W
,
1-4-X-
2007
, 370 m, black light mercury vapor light,
Wappes
&
Morris
;
idem,
16-22-X-
2006
, 370 m,
Wappes
,
Nearns
,
Eya
;
Snake Farm
,
17°40.15'S
63°27.26'W
,
23-30-X-
2013
, 400 m,
Wappes
&
Kuckartz
;
idem,
40 km
NW
Santa Cruz
,
17°40.3'S
63°27.4'W
,
3-X-2007
, at light,
R. Morris
;
idem,
17°40.26'S
63°27.44'W
,
29- XI-2006
,
B. K. Dozier
;
idem,
17°40.26'S
63°27.44'W
,
5-20-XI-2004
,
B. K. Dozier
;
4 km
N
Bermejo
,
17-24-X-2014
,
Wappes
&
Morris
;
idem,
31-X-3-XI-2013
,
Wappes
&
Kuckartz
;
idem,
18°066'S
63°36'W
,
16-21-X-2007
,
J. Wappes
&
A. Cline
;
El Refugio
,
Los Volcanes
, 18-24-X- 20014,
Morris
&
Wappes
;
idem,
4-9-X-2007
, R.
Morris
;
Departamento
La Paz
,
Puente Mururata
,
Coroico
,
Yungas
,?-
X-1984
,
Luis Peña. Specimens
are deposited in
ACMT
,
CSCA
,
FSCA
,
FWSC
,
JNRC
,
RFMC
, and
WOPC
.