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Muisca tetraspilota

Description

Muisca tetraspilota (CHEVROLAT, 1876) (Figs 34, 68, 96, 115, 146)

Pelonium tetraspilotum CHEVROLAT, 1876: 47. Lectotype. ♂. Here designated. Colombia, Ocaña, D. Landol (MNHN). CORPORAAL 1950: 290. Paralectotype. 1 specimen. Colombia: Departamento de Norte de Santander, Ocaña, D. Landol (MNHN). In his description Schenkling indicates that there was more than 1 specimen available to him, but he did not tag one of these to be the name barer of this nominal species. Therefore, I invoke Recommendation 73F of the ICZN (1999) and designate a lectotype.

D i a g n o s i s: Within the M. octonotata group, two punctiform black spots are found at the center of the elytral disc in specimens of M. testaspilota and in those of M. octonotata. However, in M. testaspilota specimens the spots are obliquely positioned across the elytral disc. In, M. octonotata specimens the spots are aligned in a straight line.

R e d e s c r i p t i o n: Size: Length 8.5 mm; width 3.2 mm. Form: As in Fig. 146. Color: Predominantly light castaneous, angular dark castaneous 4 markings on elytral disc one behind humeral angle, one projecting backwards from elytral anterior margin, and 2 black spots behind middle of elytral disc. Head: Basal funicular antennomeres filiform, distal funicular antennomeres increasingly wider towards capitulum, capitulum about as long as combined length of funicular antennomeres, capitular antennomeres 9 and 10 oblong triangular (Fig. 34), antennomere 11 obovate; frons wider than width of eye (EW/FW 35/50). Thorax: Pronotum (Fig. 68) slightly oblong (PW/PL 130/140), side margin with well-developed tubercle, disc widely subglabrous at middle; elytral asetiferous punctation subseriate, they extend to elytral apical 3/4 th (EL/EW 370/120). Abdomen: Pygidium subquadrate; 6 th visible sternite faintly emarginated in posterior margin; aedeagus, phallic apex (Fig. 115) triangular.

D i s t r i b u t i o n (Fig. 96): This species is known only from Colombia.

Notes

Published as part of 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, pp. 587-653 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 50 (1) on pages 622-624, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4004283

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Cleridae
Genus
Muisca
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Coleoptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Species
tetraspilota
Taxon rank
species

References

  • CHEVROLAT M. A. (1876): Memoire sur la famille des Clerites. - Buquet, Paris, France. 51 pp.
  • CORPORAAL J. B. (1950): Cleridae. - In: H INKS W. D. (ed.), Coleopterorum catalogus supplementa, Pars 23 (editio secunda). W. Junk's, Gravenhagen, The Netherlands. 373 pp.
  • (ICZN) International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (1999): 4 th Edition. Adopted by the International Union of Biological Sciences. - The International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature, London, United Kingdom. 306 pp.