Muisca bitaeniata
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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]
Etymology
The genus Muisca has been named after the Muisca people of 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 mm.[5]
The Insect morphology#Mouthpartslabium 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
- prothorax - 2/3 ligne long, maximum 1/2 ligne wide ~ 1.5 mm long, max 1.1 mm wide
- elytra - 2 ligne long, base 1 ligne wide ~ 4.5 mm long, base 2.2 mm wide
- head - 1/2 ligne wide ~ 1.1 mm
References
- ^ a b c d Template:Fr Spinola, 1844 Essai monographique sur les Clérites, insectes coléoptères, Volume 2 - p. 148 - accessed 21-04-2016
- ^ Muisca bitaeniata accepted species - GBIF Secretariat: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy - 2013-07-01 - accessed 21-04-2016
- ^ a b Template:Fr 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
- ^ Meaning "bitaeniata" - FishBase - accessed 21-04-2016
- ^ Template:Fr Conversion ligne-mm - Horlogerie Suisse - accessed 21-04-2016