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