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 dozieri OPITZ nov.sp. ( Figs 25 , 50, 101, 93, 128) Holotype : ♂ . BOLIVIA : Santa Cruz , 3.7 km SSE Buena Vista , Hotel Flora & Fauna , 405 m , 5-15- XI-2001 , 17°29.949'S 63°33.152'W , M. C. Thomas & B. K. Dozier , tropical transitional forest ( MNKM ). Paratypes : 15 specimens . Bolivia : Departamento de Santa Cruz , Buena Vista , Hotel Flora & Fauna , 22-31-X-2002 , Wappes & Morris ( ACMT , 1; WOPC , 1) ; 4-6 km SSE Buena Vista , Hotel Flora & Fauna , 17°29'S 63°39'W , 26-27-X-2014 , 300- 400 feet , J. E. Wappes ( ACMT , 1) ; idem, 17-20-X-2000 , R. Morris ( RFMC , 1) ; Potrerillo del Guenda , Snake Farm , 17°40'S 63°27'W , 21-24-X-2011 , 370- 400 m , Wappes & Skillman ( ACMT , 1) ; idem, Reserva Natural Aka , 13-17-X-2014 , Wappes & Morris ( WOPC , 1) ; Andres Ibañes Prov. , Potrerillo del Guenda , 17°40'S 63°20'W , 6-8-XII-2011 , Wappes , Lingafelter , Morris , & Woodley ( ACMT , 1). Brazil : Estado do Mato Grosso , Dimantino , Fazenda Rio Arinos ,?- X-1983 , Eurides Furtado ( JMLC , 1; WOPC , 1) ; Mato Grosso ,?-?-1886, P. Germain ( MNHN , 1; WOPC , 1) ; Estado do Rio de Janeiro ,?-XI-? ( CMNH , 1) ; Estado do Bahia , Chapada ,?-X-?, collector not noted ( CMNH , 1) ; Estado do Rio Grande do Sul , Taquara ,?-X-?, collector not noted ( CMNH , 1; WOPC , 1) . D i a g n o s i s: The members of this species resemble superficially those of M. apicalis , but M. dozieri specimens differ in that the white marking at the elytral apex is not sharply defined, which is the case in M. apicalis specimens. D e s c r i p t i o n: Size: Length 6.5 mm ; width 2.0 mm. Form: As in Fig. 128 . Color: Mostly castaneous, antenna, legs, and abdomen testaceous; forebody dark castaneous; elytral disc light castaneous, except yellow angular marking near apex. Head: Funicular antennomeres subfiliform, progressively more triangular, 5 th funicular antennomere expanded, capitulum about twice as long as combined length of funicular antennomeres, capitular antennomeres 9 and 10 very long-triangular, anterior angles subacute ( Fig. 25 ), antennomere 11 narrow elongate; frons narrower than width of eye ( EW /FW 32/22). Thorax: Pronotum (Fig. 50) elongate ( PW /PL 75/95), side margin with very shallow tubercle, disc narrowly subglabrous at middle; elytra flared in posterior 1/2, elytral asetiferous punctation striate to distal 4/5 th ( EL /EW 225/75). Abdomen: Distal margin of male 6 th visible sternite slightly concave; aedeagus, phallic apex as in Fig. 101. V a r i a t i o n: Size: Length 4.5- 6.5.0 mm; width 1.8- 2.0 mm. Other than body size, the available specimens are quite homogeneous. N a t u r a l h i s t o r y: Specimens were collected from October through December, some at altitudes that range from 91 to 122 m . E t y m o l o g y: This species is dedicated to Byrd K. Dozier for his dedication to field coleopterology. D i s t r i b u t i o n ( Fig. 93 ): This species is known from Bolivia and Brazil .