Muisca (beetle)

For other uses of "Muisca", see Muisca (disambiguation).

Muisca
Muisca bitaeniata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cleridae
Subfamily: Peloniinae
Genus: Muisca
Spinola, 1844[1]
Type species
Muisca bitaeniata
Synonyms

Paracregya

Muisca is a genus of checkered beetles of the subfamily of Clerinae or Enopliinae. The genus was first described by entomologist Maximilian Spinola in 1844.[1]

Spinola contributed extensively to the entomological knowledge in the mid 19th century when specimens were brought to him from South America. The Muisca beetle was found in Colombia and part of the collection of Buquet.[1]

In 1962 Brazilian zoologist Adriano Peracchi [pt] described a species Cregya cylindricollis. Peracchi later transferred this species to the genus Paracregya.[2] Paracregya cylindricollis was then reclassified as Muisca cylindricollis by Ekis in 1975.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b c (in French) Spinola, 1844 Essai monographique sur les Clérites, insectes coléoptères, Volume 2 - p. 148 - accessed 21-04-2016
  2. ^ Description of Paracregya - accessed 21-04-2016
  3. ^ List of Cleridae with Muisca bitaeniata and Muisca cylindricollis Archived 2016-01-27 at the Wayback Machine - accessed 21-04-2016
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Gimmel2019 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).