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Muisca togata

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Muisca togata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cleridae
Genus: Muisca
Species:
M. togata
Binomial name
Muisca togata
(Chevrolat, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Muisca cylindricollis Peracchi, 1962
  • Paracregya cylindricollis Peracchi, 1962
  • Cregya cylindricollis Peracchi, 1962

Muisca togata is a species of checkered beetle in the family Cleridae. It is known from Brazil.[1][2]

This genus is named after the Muisca from the Altiplano Cundiboyacense in central Colombia.[3]

In research published in 2018, the species Cregya cylindricollis (Peracchi), and so Muisca cylindricollis, was synonymized with Muisca togata (Chevrolat).[1][2]

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References

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  1. ^ a b Opitz, Weston (2018). "Taxonomic revision of the New World genus Muisca SPINOLA in Classification, Natural History, and Evolution of the Subfamily Peloniinae OPITZ (Coleoptera: Cleroidea: Cleridae)". Linzer biologische Beiträge. 50. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
  2. ^ a b "GBIF, Muisca". Retrieved 2024-10-16.
  3. ^ (in French) 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

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