Neocorynura muiscae is named after the Muisca, who inhabited the central highlands of the Colombian Andes (Altiplano Cundiboyacense) where four specimens of the bee have been found at an elevation of 2850 meters ; Neocorynura muiscae found at an elevation of 2850 m - accessed 03-05-2016 in the Santuario de fauna y flora Iguaque, Boyacá.