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 text Linzer biologische Beiträge 2018 2018-07-27 50 1 587 653 journal article 21064 10.5281/zenodo.4004283 bedafe83-1cab-4329-8c1d-0152874f3907 0253-116X 4004283 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 .