Descriptions of new genera and new species of Western Hemisphere checkered beetles (Coleoptera, Cleroidea, Cleridae) Author Opitz, Weston text Linzer biologische Beiträge 2019 2019-12-20 51 2 959 1076 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.3746744 3ab3ca17-b957-454a-bdcf-d664740802e6 0253-116X 3746744 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.