Ordinis taxis OPITZ nov.sp. (Figs 43, 132, 261, 359) Holotype: ♂. Type locality: Brazilia (Brazil) (MNHN).

D i a g n o s i s: The broad testaceous line on the elytral disc will distinguish the members of this species from others within Peloniinae .

D e s c r i p t i o n: Size: Length 6.0 mm; width 2.0 mm. Form: As in Fig. 359. Color: Cranium bicolorous, lower frons testaceous, upper frons briefly testaceous, then divided by black triangular black marking, sides of epicranium and cranial venter testaceous; antenna black; pterothorax and abdomen piceous; elytra dark brown, with two testaceous vertical lines, epipleural margin partially testaceous. Head: Eyes large, coarsely facetted, eye wider than frons (EW/FW 33/10); antenna capitate (Fig. 43), funicular antennomeres widened laterally, capitular antennomeres 8 and 9 rectangular, antennomere 10 oblong. Thorax: Pronotum (Fig. 132) oblong; lateral tubercles slightly defined (PW/PL 73/80), disc finely punctate; elytral disc with asetiferous punctures (EL/EW 260/70). Abdomen: Pygidium scutiform; aedeagus as in Fig. 261.

D i s t r i b u t i o n: ThisspeciesisknownfromBrazil.

E t y m o l o g y: The trivial name, taxis, is a Greek name with a meaning of "line"; with reference to the lines on the elytral disc.