Muisca maculosa (GORHAM, 1877) (Figs 22, 62, 96, 109, 138) Muisca maculosa (GORHAM), 1877: 424. Lectotype. ♂. Brazil, Rio Jan., Fry (BMNH) CORPORAAL 1950: 282. Paralectotypes: Two. Brazil: Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Fry (BMNH; MNHN) (forebody missing in paralectotypes). D i a g n o s i s: Muisca maculosa specimens may be distinguished from those of its sister species, M. hexa, by coloration of the pronotal disc. In M. maculosa specimens the pronotal disc shows 2 brown maculae. In M. hexa specimens the pronotal disc is uniformly castaneous. R e d e s c r i p t i o n: Size: Length 6.0 mm; width 2.0 mm. Form: As in Fig. 138. Color: Light castaneous, except frons and epicranium dark castaneous, pronotal disc with 2 large black maculae, and each elytron with 4 black spots. Head: Funicular antennomeres decreasing in length towards capitulum, capitulum much longer than combined length of funicular antennomeres, capitular antennomeres 9 and 10 oblong triangular (Fig. 22), antennomere 11 obovate; frons as wide as width of eye (EW/FW 29/29). Thorax: Pronotum (Fig. 62) quadrate (PW/PL 90/90), side margin with well-developed tubercle, disc cribrate; elytral asetiferous punctation striate, prominent at basal 3/4 th (EL/EW 250/70). Abdomen: Pygidium subquadrate, distal margin strongly concave; 6 th visible sternite concave in posterior margin; aedeagus phallobase very weakly sclerotized, phallic apex as in Fig. 109. V a r i a t i o n: Size: Length 5.0-6.0 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: A non-type specimen was collected during December. D i s t r i b u t i o n (Fig.96): In addition to the 2 types, I examined 2 specimens: Brazil: Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro; Tijuca,?- XII-1884, E. Gounelle. Specimens are deposited in BMNH, MNHN, and WOPC.

Published as part of Opitz, Pitz Pinola Weston, 2018, Classification, Natural History, and Evolution of the Subfamily Peloniinae O (Coleoptera: Cleroidea: Cleridae). Part IX. Taxonomic revision of the New World genus Muisca S, pp. 587-653 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 50 (1) on pages 614-615, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4004283