Muisca magdalena, 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 : 620-621

Muisca magdalena OPITZ nov.sp. ( Figs 31 , 67, 96, 144)

Holotype: ♀. COLOMBIA, Magdalena PNN, SN de Santa Marta, Bella Vista , 10°48'N 73°39'W, 1500 m, Malaise, 7.V-1-VI-2001, J. Cantillo ( FSCA) . Paratypes: 3 specimens. Colombia: Departamento de Magdalena, Magdalena PNN, SN de Santa Marta , Bella Vista , 10°48'N 73°39'W, 7.V-1-VI-2001, 1500 m, Malaise, J. Cantillo ( WOPC, 1) ; idem, 22-X-7-XI-2001, 1500 m, Malaise, J. Cantillo ( WOPC, 2) .

D i a g n o s i s: Within the M. octonotata group, only in specimens of M. magdalena do we find the midelytral fascia fragmented into 4 punctiform components.

D e s c r i p t i o n: Size: Length 5.3 mm; width 2.0 mm. Form: As in Fig. 144 . Color: Light castaneous, except each elytron with 6 black spots, 2 near the humeral angle and 4 near elytral middle. Head: Basal funicular antennomeres filiform, distal funicular antennomeres progressively shorter and more triangular, capitulum about as long as combined length of funicular antennomeres, capitular antennomeres 9 and 10 triangular ( Fig. 31 ), antennomere 11 globose; frons wider than width of eye ( EW /FW 20/35). Thorax: Pronotum (Fig. 67) quadrate ( PW /PL 83/83), side margin with well-developed tubercle, disc subglabrous at middle; elytral asetiferous punctation minute, striate to distal 2/3 rd ( EL /EW 250/60). Abdomen: Pygidium scutiform.

V a r i a t i o n: Length 5.0-6.0 mm; width 2.0- 2.5 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: Specimens were collected during May, June, October, and November, some in a Malaise trap, at altitudes ranging from 1500 to 1700 m.

E t y m o l o g y: The specific epithet, magdalena, constitutes a noun in apposition and refers to the type locality.

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

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.

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