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

1982

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

2005

2009

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. Coleopterists Society monographs 9 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

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2018

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

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]
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