Muisca togata

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

Muisca togata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
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

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]

See also

• Colombia portal
• Insects portal

• List of flora and fauna named after the Muisca