Muisca omma, Opitz, Pitz Pinola Weston, 2018

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, Linzer biologische Beiträge 50 (1), pp. 587-653 : 615-616

Muisca omma OPITZ nov.sp. ( Figs 33 , 64, 96, 111, 141)

Holotype: ♀. Leticia , Amazonas, 700', Colombia, July 10, 1970, H. A. Howden ( CMNC).

Paratypes: 14 specimens. Colombia: Departamento de Amazonas, Leticia, 10-VII- 1970, 700 feet, H. A. Howden ( WOPC, 1). Ecuador: Provincia de Orellana, 1km S Okone Gare Camp,

Reserva Etnica Waorani , 20-I-1994, 220- 250 m, T. L. Erwin ( USNM, 1), idem, 20-VI-1994, 220- 250 m, T. L. Erwin ( USNM, 1), idem, 4-X-1994, 220- 250 m, T. L. Erwin ( USNM, 2; WOPC, 1), idem, 7-X-1995, 220- 250 m, T. L. Erwin ( USNM, 1; WOPC, 2), idem, 9-X-1995, 220- 250 m, T. L. Erwin ( USNM, 2; WOPC, 1) ; Provincia de Sucumbío , 9 km E Lumbaqui, 7-8-VIII-1998, W. Opitz ( WOPC, 1). " Amazonas " Bates ( MNHN, 1) .

D i a g n o s i s: Within the M. mestolinea species group, only specimens of M. omma have the elytral disc mostly dark brown.

D e s c r i p t i o n: Size: Length 4.0 mm; width 1.5 mm. Form: As in Fig. 141 . Color: Light castaneous, except pronotal disk with 2 brown punctiform spots and elytra bicolorous, elytral disc dark brown in basal 2/3 rd, except each elytron with testaceous spot stemming from epipleural margin, distal 1/3 rd of elytral disc testaceous. Head: Funicular antennomeres subfiliform, capitular antennomeres 9 and 10 triangular ( Fig. 33 ), antennomere 11 obovate; frons wider than width of eye ( EW /FW 18/27). Thorax: Pronotum (Fig. 64) slightly oblong ( PW /PL 65/70), side margin with well-developed tubercle, disc widely subglabrous at middle; elytral asetiferous punctation striate, punctures extend to elytral apical 3/4 th at sides and absent for most of region near sutural margin ( EL /EW 185/50). Abdomen: Pygidium scutiform; aedeagus, phallic apex as in Fig. 111.

V a r i a t i o n: Size: Length 4.0- 5.5 mm; width 1.5-1.8 mm. Other than body size the available beetles are quite homogeneous.

N a t u r a l h i s t o r y: The available specimens were collected in January, June, July, and October, at altitudes ranging from 214 to 250 m.

E t y m o l o g y: The specific epithet, omma (= eye), is a Greek noun. I refer to the spots on the pronotal disc.

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

Figures

Figs 14-33: Antennae. (14) Muisca dilatata, male. (15) M. apicalis, male. (16) M. hirtula, male. (17) M. xanthura, male. (18) M. angulicollis, male. (19) M. signa, male. (20) M. fera, male. (21) M. octonotata, male. (22) M. maculosa, male. (23) M. anachyma, male. (24) M. insigna, male. (25) M. dozieri, male. (26) M. togata, male. (27) M. irrorata, male. (28) M. menda, female. (29) M. hexa, female. (30) M. heppneri, male. (31) M. magdalena, female. (32) M. mestolinea, male. (33) M. omma, male.

Figs 141-144: Habitus. (141) Muisca omma. (142) M. heppneri. (143) M. lateripunctata. (144) M. magdalena.

Figs 107-115: Phalli. (107) Muisca signa. (108) M. angulicollis. (109) M. maculosa. (110) M. mestolinea. (111) M. omma. (112) M. heppneri. (113) M. lateripunctata. (114) M. octonotata. (115) M. tetraspilota.

Fig. 96: Geographic distribution of Muisca species as listed.