Ordinis taxis OPITZ, 2019

Opitz, Weston, 2019, Descriptions of new genera and new species of Western Hemisphere checkered beetles (Coleoptera, Cleroidea, Cleridae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 51 (2), pp. 959-1076 : 1025-1026

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.

Figures

Figs 43-60: Antennae; (43) Ordinis taxis; (44) Pelonium tayrona; (45) Neorthopleura turnbowi, male; (46) N. turnbowi, female; (47) Megaphloeus imparilus; (48) Plocamocera catalexis; (48 a) Cregya entrerios; (49) Ridica merida. (50) Kataspinula puebla. (51) Cregya tobagoensis; (52) Topainca patchacutii; (53) Eurycaulis anaxeis; (54) Amboakis expandosa. (55) Ridica achira. (56) Ampleris cacuminis; (57) Sicamus suprus; (58) Sirpa latiflava; (59) Alarius careoritus; (60) Cregya petalosa.

Figs 118-133: Pronota; (118) Pujoliclerus abditus; (119) Nelsopelonium aspikelum; (120) Parapelonides naranjo; (121) Pujoliclerus lasiosus; (122) Neorthopleura rubra; (123) Pujoliclerus ariquemes; (124) Ichnea cerinis; (125) Ampleris amazon; (126) Pujoliclerus abditus; (127) P. dexsus; (128) Sirpa acara; (129) Madoniella aspera; (130) Pelonium tayrona; (131) Megatrachys irrasis; (132) Ordinis taxis; (133) Pujoliclerus cnecostus.

Figs 255-261: Aedeagi; (255) Pujoliclerus tuxtlas; (256) Sicamus suprus; (257) Sirpa acara; (258) Sirpa latiflava; (259) Topainca pachacutii; (260) Pelonium atrigonatium; (261) Ordinis taxis.

Figs 358-361: Habitus; (358) Alariuscareoritus; (359) Ordinistaxis; (360) Peloniumatrigonatium; (361) Cregyaentrerios.