Weston Opitz

Weston Opitz (born 1942, formerly known as Ginter Ekis), American entomologist.

Taxon names authored

(List may be incomplete)

• 30 taxon names authored by Weston Opitz

Publications

(List may be incomplete)

1980

• Ekis, G. & Menier, J.J. 1980. Discovery of Chaetosomatidae in Madagascar. Systematics of the new genus Malgassochaetus (Col. Cleroidea). Annales de la Société entomologique de France (n.s.) 16(2): 197–208. Full article (PDF) on BioNames Reference page. 

1982

• Menier, J.J. & Ekis, G. 1982. Les Chaetosomatidae malgaches. 2. Description d'un genre nouveau et de quatre espèces nouvelles. (Coleoptera, Cleroidea). Annales de la Société entomologique de France (n.s.) 18(3): 343–348. Reference page. 

1997

• Opitz, W. 1997. Classification, natural history, and evolution of the Epiphloeinae (Coleoptera: Cleridae). Part I. The genera of Epiphloeinae. Insecta Mundi 11(1): 51–96. PDF

1998

• Opitz, W. 1998: The classification and evolution of Apolopha SPINOLA (Coleoptera: Cleridae, Enopliinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 52(1): 5-22. Reference page. 

2005

• Opitz, W. 2005. Classification, natural history, and evolution of the genus Aphelocerus KIRSCH (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Clerinae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 293: 1-128. full article (PDF). Reference page. 

2009

• Opitz, W. 2009: Classification and evolution of the genus Phymatophaea Pascoe from New Zealand and New Caledonia (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Enopliinae). Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 39(4): 85–138. DOI: 10.1080/03014220909510566 Reference page. 
• Opitz, W. 2009. Classification, natural history, and evolution of Neorthopleurinae subfam. nov. (Coleoptera, Cleridae). Part I. Generic composition of the subfamily and key to genera. Entomologica Basiliensia et Collectionis Frey 31: 135–207. Reference page. 

2010

• Opitz, W. 2010: New taxa of Epiphloeinae Kuwert (Cleridae) and Chaetosomatidae Crowson (Coleoptera: Cleroidea). Insecta mundi, (0123) Full article (PDF) Reference page. 
• Opitz, W. 2010. Classification, natural history, and evolution of the Epiphloeinae (Coleoptera: Cleridae). Part VIII. The genera Acanthocollum Opitz, Stegnoclava Opitz, and Ichnea Laporte. The Coleopterists Society Monographs 9: 1–65. DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X-64.mo4.1 . Reference page. 
• Opitz, W. 2010: Classification, natural history, phylogeny, and subfamily composition of the Cleridae and generic content of the subfamilies (Coleoptera: Cleroidea). Entomologica Basiliensia et Collectionis Frey, 32: 31–128

2011

• Opitz, W. 2011: Classification, natural history, and evolution of Epiphloeinae (Coleoptera, Cleridae) Part IX. The genus Megaphloeus Opitz, 2010. Entomologica basiliensia et Collectionis Frey 33: 63–132. Reference page. 

2013

• Opitz, W. 2013: Balcus violaceus (Fabricius), senior synonym of Balcus niger Sharp and B. signatus Broun (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Clerinae). Insecta mundi 0284 full article (PDF) Reference page. 

2014

• Opitz, W. 2014: Classification, natural history, and evolution of Neorthopleurinae Opitz (Coleoptera: Cleridae). Part II. The Dermestoides genus group. Giornale italiano di entomologia 13(59): 495–514. Abstract only seen Reference page. 
• Opitz, W. 2014a: Morphologic studies of the alimentary canal and internal reproductive organs of the Chaetosomatidae and the Cleridae (Coleoptera: Cleroidea) with comparative morphology and taxonomic analyses. Insecta mundi 0342: 1-40 Full article (PDF) Reference page. 
• Opitz, W. 2014b: Revision of the New World genus Parapelonides Barr (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Enopliinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 68(1): 73–81. DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X-68.1.73 Reference page. 
• Opitz, W. 2014c: Classification, natural history, and evolution of the checkered beetle genus Pujoliclerus PIC (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Peloniinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 68(4): 727-756. DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X-68.4.727 Reference page. 
• Opitz, W. 2014d: Taxonomy of the New World checkered beetle genera Akonesis OPITZ, new genus, Antennosus OPITZ, new genus, Crusbatus OPITZ, new genus, and Diutius OPITZ, new genus (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Peloniinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 68(3): 411-428. DOI: 10.1649/072.068.0313 Reference page. 
• Opitz, W. 2014e: Taxonomy of the New World genera of Enopliinae (Coleoptera: Cleridae) Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 87(4): 358-384. DOI: 10.2317/JKES131113.1 Reference page. 
• Opitz, W. 2014f: Classification, natural history, and evolution of the Epiphloeinae (Coleoptera: Cleridae) Part XI. Generic taxonomy, intergeneric phylogeny, and catalogue of the subfamily. Acta Musei Moraviae, Scientiae biologicae Special issue 99(2): 1-94. full article (PDF). Reference page. 

2015

• Opitz, W. 2015. Systematics of the checkered beetle subfamily Platynopterinae SPINOLA (Coleoptera: Cleridae). Linzer biologische Beiträge 47(2): 1513-1572. full article zobodat (PDF). Reference page. 

2016

• Opitz, W. 2016. Taxonomy of the New World Pseudichnea complex (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Peloniinae). The Canadian Entomologist 148: 260-283. Reference page. 

2017

• Opitz, W. 2017. Classification, Natural History, and Evolution of the Subfamily Peloniinae OPITZ (Coleoptera: Cleroidea: Cleridae). Part VII. The World Genera of Peloniinae (Coleoptera: Cleridae). Linzer biologische Beiträge 49(1): 29-117. full article zobodat (PDF). Reference page. 

2018

• Opitz, W. 2018. Taxonomy of the New World checkered beetle genus Akonesis Opitz (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Peloniinae). The Canadian Entomologist 150(2): 141-155. DOI: 10.4039/tce.2017.67 . Reference page. 

2019

• Opitz, W. 2019. Classification, natural history, and evolution of the Korynetinae (Coleoptera: Cleridae). Part V. Taxonomy of the African genera Avena Opitz, Dolichopsis Gorham, Notostenus Spinola, and Pectobullus Opitz. Faunitaxys 7(5): 1–13. Reference page. 
• Opitz, W. 2019a. Classification, natural history, and evolution of the subfamily Peloniinae Opitz (Coleoptera: Cleroidea: Cleridae). Part XV. Taxonomic revision of the new world genus Cregya Leconte. Faunitaxys 7(15): 1–126. Reference page. 

2022

• Opitz, W. 2022. Revision of the checkered beetle genus Onychotillus Chapin (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Tillinae). Insecta Mundi 0913: 1–16. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 

References

• Opitz, W. 1997. Classification, natural history, and evolution of the Epiphloeinae (Coleoptera: Cleridae). Part I. The genera of Epiphloeinae. Insecta Mundi 11(1): 51–96. PDF [see "Etymology" p. 55]