List of flora and fauna named after the Muisca

Saguamanchica was zipa of Bacatá between 1470 and 1490

Bachué was the mother goddess of the Muisca

Sumapaz Páramo, to the south of Muisca territories, is the largest páramo in the world

Landscape around Chocontá

The village of Guasca is close to Chingaza National Park

In Boyacá, northern part of the Muisca Confederation, many species have been found and named

This is a list of flora and fauna named after the Muisca and their culture. The Muisca were a people living in the central highlands of Colombia; the Altiplano Cundiboyacense and neighbouring valleys. The variation of climates and ecozones within their territories made the Muisca excellent farmers. Over time, various species of flora and fauna have been discovered in Colombia. This list contains the living genera and species and fossils named after the Muisca, their religion or their settlements.

Three other Muisca etymologies are recognised; Thomagata Patera, named after mythological cacique Thomagata, and Bochica Pantera are volcanoes on Io and BD Bacatá is the highest skyscraper of Bogotá.^[1][2][3]

List of flora and fauna named after the Muisca

Name	Gen/sp/fossil	Type	Named after	Topic	Image	Note(s)
Muisca	genus	beetle	Muisca	people		[4]
Muisca bitaeniata	species	beetle	Muisca	people		[5]
Muisca cylindricollis	species	beetle	Muisca	people		[6]
Alabagrus muisca	species	wasp	Muisca	people		[7]
Atelopus muisca	species	toad	Muisca	people		[8]
Brachygasterina muisca	species	fly	Muisca	people		[9]
Neocorynura muiscae	species	bee	Muisca	people		[10]
Muiscasaurus catheti	fossil (K)	ichthyosaur	Muisca	people		[11]
Euryomma muisca	species	fly	Muisca	people
Berberis muiscarum	species	shrub	Muisca	people		[12]
Cibyra saguanmachica	species	moth	Saguamanchica	rulers		[13]
Adryas bochica	species	bee	Bochica	religion		[14]
Protandrena bachue	species	bee	Bachué	religion		[15][16]
Huitaca	genus	harvestmen	Huitaca	religion		[17]
Huitaca bitaco	species	harvestmen	Huitaca	religion		[17]
Huitaca boyacaensis	species	harvestmen	Huitaca Boyacá	religion		[17]
Huitaca caldas	species	harvestmen	Huitaca Caldas	religion		[17]
Huitaca depressa	species	harvestmen	Huitaca	religion		[17]
Huitaca sharkeyi	species	harvestmen	Huitaca	religion		[17]
Huitaca tama	species	harvestmen	Huitaca	religion		[17]
Huitaca ventralis	species	harvestmen	Huitaca	religion		[17]
Araneus chingaza	species	spider	Chingaza	nature		[18]
Polylobus chingaza	species	beetle	Chingaza	nature		[19]
Masdevallia sumapazensis	species	orchid	Sumapaz Páramo	nature		[20]
Pristimantis susaguae	species	frog	Susaguá River	rivers		[21][22]
Etayoa bacatensis	fossil (Eo)	ungulate	Bacatá	settlements		[23]
Pegoscapus bacataensis	species	wasp	Bacatá	settlements		[24]
Choconta	genus	froghopper	Chocontá	settlements		[25][26]
Choconta circulata	species	froghopper	Chocontá	settlements		[25][26]
Choconta comitata	species	froghopper	Chocontá	settlements		[25]
Choconta elliptica	species	froghopper	Chocontá	settlements		[25]
Choconta juno	species	froghopper	Chocontá	settlements		[25]
Choconta peruana	species	froghopper	Chocontá	settlements		[25]
Anapis guasca	species	spider	Guasca	settlements		[27]
Dognina guasca	species	moth	Guasca	settlements		[28]
Deinopis guasca	species	spider	Guasca	settlements		[29]
Zephyranthes susatana	species	fern	Susatá	settlements		[30]
Kronosaurus boyacensis	fossil (K)	pliosaur	Boyacá	departments		[31]
Hirtudiscus boyacensis	species	snail	Boyacá	departments		[32]
Meteorus boyacensis	species	wasp	Boyacá	departments		[33]
Isoetes boyacensis	species	quillwort	Boyacá	departments		[34]
Agrostis boyacensis	species	grass	Boyacá	departments		[35]
Lepanthes boyacensis	species	orchid	Boyacá	departments		[36]
Senecio boyacensis	species	ragwort	Boyacá	departments		[37]
Ageratina boyacensis	species	snakeroot	Boyacá	departments		[38]
Aphelandra boyacensis	species	shrub	Boyacá	departments		[39]
Festuca boyacensis	species	grass	Boyacá	departments		[40]
Calamagrostis boyacensis	species	grass	Boyacá	departments		[41]
Quercus boyacensis	species	oak	Boyacá	departments		[42]

See also

List of Muisca toponyms

Muisca

Chibcha language, Bogotá savanna

Altiplano Cundiboyacense

References

1. Thomagata Patera - USGS
2. Bochica Patera - USGS
3. BD Bacatá at Emporis.com
4. Muisca in the family of Clerinae or (disputed) Enopliinae
5. Muisca bitaeniata accepted species - GBIF Secretariat: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy - 2013-07-01
6. Muisca cylindricollis accepted species - GBIF Secretariat: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
7. Data related to Alabagrus at Wikispecies
8. Data related to Atelopus muisca at Wikispecies
9. Pérez, Sandra; Marta Wolff, and Claudio J.B. De Carvalho. 2012. A new species of Brachygasterina Macquart from Colombia, and description of the males of B. stuebeli Röder and B. muisca Soares & Carvalho (Diptera: Muscidae) - Abstract. Zootaxa 3554. 45–57. Accessed 2016-07-08.
10. Neocorynura muiscae nesting structures - GBIF
11. Muiscasaurus catheti - Paleobiology Database
12. Berberis muiscarum - GBIF
13. Nielsen, Ebbe S.; Gaden S. Robinson, and David L. Wagner. 2000. Ghost-moths of the world: a global inventory and bibliography of the Exoporia (Mnesarchaeoidea and Hepialoidea) (Lepidoptera ). Journal of Natural History 34. 823–878. Accessed 2016-07-08.
14. Data related to Adryas at Wikispecies
15. Data related to Protandrena (Andinopanurgus) at Wikispecies
16. González, Victor H., and Michael S. Engel. 2011. Andinopanurgus, a new Andean subgenus of Protandrena (Hymenoptera, Andrenidae). Zookeys 126. 57–76. Accessed 2016-07-08.
17. Data related to Huitaca at Wikispecies
18. Data related to Araneus chingaza at Wikispecies
19. Data related to Polylobus at Wikispecies}
20. Data related to Masdevallia at Wikispecies
21. Pristimantis susaguae - IUCN Red List
22. (Spanish) Estudio de la cuenca hidrográfica del río Susaguá
23. (Spanish) 2012 - Etayoa bacatensis, un mamífero de hace 55 millones - Paleontología en Colombia
24. Data related to Pegoscapus at Wikispecies
25. Data related to Choconta at Wikispecies
26. Choconta circulata - Hemiptera Database
27. Data related to Anapis at Wikispecies
28. Data related to Dognina at Wikispecies
29. Data related to Deinopis at Wikispecies
30. Fernández-Alonso, José Luis, and Jeroen P. Groenendijk. 2004. A new species of Zephyranthes herb. S.L. (Amaryllidaceae, Hippeastreae) with notes on the genus in Colombia. Rev. Acad. Colomb. Cie. 28. 177–186. Accessed 2016-07-08.
31. Kronosaurus boyacensis - Paleobiology Database
32. Data related to Hirtudiscus boyacensis at Wikispecies
33. Data related to Meteorus boyacensis at Wikispecies
34. Data related to Isoetes at Wikispecies
35. Data related to Agrostis at Wikispecies
36. Data related to Lepanthes at Wikispecies
37. Data related to Senecio at Wikispecies
38. Data related to Ageratina at Wikispecies
39. Data related to Aphelandra at Wikispecies
40. Data related to Festuca at Wikispecies
41. Data related to Calamagrostis at Wikispecies
42. Data related to Quercus at Wikispecies