Muisca bitaeniata

Muisca bitaeniata is the accepted[2] type species of checkered beetles of the genus Muisca in the subfamily of Clerinae or Enopliinae. It was first described by entomologist Maximilian Spinola in 1844.[1]

Muisca bitaeniata
Muisca bitaeniata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Infraorder:
Cucujiformia
Superfamily:
Cleroidea
Family:
Cleridae
Subfamily:
Clerinae or Enopliinae
Genus:
Muisca
Species:
M. bitaeniata
Binomial name
Muisca bitaeniata

Etymology

The genus Muisca has been named after the Muisca from the Altiplano Cundiboyacense in central Colombia.[3] Bitaeniata means "two-striped".[4]

Description

The description of the beetle is made in French and Spinola used for measuring the body parts of the sole specimen, which he thinks was a male,[1] the old French unit of length ligne. One ligne corresponds to 2.2558291 millimetres (0.08881217 in).[5]

The labium and maxilla of the genus Muisca are less wide than long. This differs from the genus Aulicus.[3]

Antennas, body and legs are red. Eyes and extremities of the mandibles are black. Two black stripes over each elytra (forewing).[1]

  • body length - 3 1/2 ligne ~ 8 mm (0.31 in)
  • prothorax - 2/3 ligne long, maximum 1/2 ligne wide ~ 1.5 mm (0.059 in) long, max 1.1 mm (0.043 in) wide
  • elytra - 2 ligne long, base 1 ligne wide ~ 4.5 mm (0.18 in) long, base 2.2 mm (0.087 in) wide
  • head - 1/2 ligne wide ~ 1.1 mm (0.043 in)

See also

References
  1. (in French) Spinola, 1844 Essai monographique sur les Clérites, insectes coléoptères, Volume 2 - p. 148 - accessed 21-04-2016
  2. Muisca bitaeniata accepted species - GBIF Secretariat: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy - 2013-07-01 - accessed 21-04-2016
  3. (in French) Maresq, 1860 Encyclopédie d'histoire naturelle ou Traité complet de cette science, d'après les travaux des naturalistes les plus éminents de tous les pays et de toutes les époques: Coléoptères, Volumes 1-3 - p. 258 - accessed 21-04-2016
  4. Meaning "bitaeniata" - FishBase - accessed 21-04-2016
  5. (in French) Conversion ligne-mm - Horlogerie Suisse - accessed 21-04-2016
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