WESTON OPITZ PUBLICATIONS (formerly Günther Ekis) 1. Ekis, G. and A. P. Gupta. 1971. Digestive system of Cleridae (Coleoptera). International Journal of Insect Morphology and Embryology 1(1): 51-86. 2. Ekis, G. 1975. Taxonomic and nomenclatural status of clerid taxa described by Massimiliano Spinola (1780-1857) (Coleoptera, Cleridae). Bolletino del Museo Zoologia dell’Università di Torino 1: 1-80. 3. Ekis, G. 1976. Neotropical beetles of the genus Enoclerus (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Clerinae). Studies on Neotropical Fauna and environment 11: 151-172. 4. Ekis, G. 1977a. Classification, Phylogeny, and Zoogeography of the genus Perilypus (Coleoptera: Cleridae). Smithsonian Contribution to Zoology 227: (i-iv)1: 1-138. 5. Ekis, G. 1977b. Classification and evolution of the Central American beetle genus Colyphus (Cleridae). Systematic Entomology 2: 199-224. 6. Ekis, G. 1978. Comparative anatomy and systematic significance of the internal organs of checkered beetles. Part II. Reproductive systems of the New World genus Enoclerus Gahan (Coleoptera: Cleridae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 32(4): 279-296. 7. Ekis, G. & J. J. Menier. 1980. Discovery of Chaetosomatidae in Madagascar. Systematics of the new genus Malgassochaetus. (Col. Cleroidea). Annales de la Societé entomologique de France. Nouvelle Serie 16(2): 197-208. 8. Ekis, G., & J. J. Menier, 1982. Les Chaetosomatidae Malgaches. II. Description d’un genre nouveau et de quatre espèces nouvelles [Coleoptera, Cleridae]. Annales de la Societé entomologique de France. Nouvelle Serie 18(3): 303-425. 9. Ekis, G. 1984. Entomology at Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Carnegie Magazine 67(1): 21-29. 10. 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. 11. Opitz. W. 1998. The classification and evolution of Apolopha Spinola (Coleoptera: Cleridae, Enopliinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 52(1): 6-22. 12. Opitz, W. 2002a. Family 73. Cleridae Latreille 1804. Pp. 267-280. In: Arnett, Jr.. M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley & J. H. Frank (eds.). American Beetles, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida. 13. Opitz, W. 2002b. Flower foraging behavior of the Australian species Eleale aspera (Newman) (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Clerinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 56(2): 241-245. 14. Opitz, W. 2003a. Barriella Opitz: a new genus of Cleridae from Brazil (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Clerinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 57(1): 37-42. 15. Opitz, W. 2003b. Spermatophores and spermatophore producing internal organs of Cleridae (Coleoptera: Clerinae): Their biological and phylogenetic significance. The Coleopterists Bulletin 57(2): 167-190. 16. Opitz, W. 2004. Classification, natural history, and evolution of the Epiphloeinae (Coleoptera: Cleridae). Part II. The genera Chaetophloeus Opitz and Plocamocera Spinola. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 280: 1-82. 17. 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. 18. Opitz, W. 2006. Classification, natural history, and evolution of the Epiphloeinae (Coleoptera: Cleridae). Part III. The genera Parvochaetus, n. gen., Amboakis, n. gen, and Ellipotoma Spinola. Insecta Mundi 20(3-4): 97-164. 19. Opitz, W. 2007a. Classification, natural history, and evolution of the Epiphloeinae (Coleoptera: Cleridae). Part IV. The genera Pyticeroides Kuwert and Diapromeces Opitz. Entomologica Basiliensia et Collectionis Frey 29: 77-166. 20. Opitz, W. 2007b. Arawakis poinari, new genus, new species, a new fossil checkered beetle in Dominican amber (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Clerinae) and review of the historical references of fossil Cleridae. The Coleopterists Bulletin 61(3): 339-350. 21. Opitz, W. 2008a. Classification, natural history, and evolution of the Epiphloeinae (Coleoptera: Cleridae). Part V. Decorosa Opitz, a new genus of checkered beetles from Hispaniola with description of its four new species. American Museum Novitates 3628: 1-19. 22. Opitz, W. 2008b. Classification, natural history, and evolution of the Epiphloeinae (Coleoptera: Cleridae). Part VI. The genera Epiphlaeus Spinola and Opitzius Barr. Annales Zoologici (Warszawa), 58(1): 1-34. 23. Opitz, W. 2008c. Classification, natural history, and evolution of the Epiphloeinae (Coleoptera: Cleridae). Part VII. The genera Hapsidopteris Opitz, Iontoclerus Opitz, Katamyurus Opitz, Megatrachys Opitz, Opitzia Nemésio, Pennasolis Opitz, new genus, Pericales Opitz, new genus, Pteroferus Opitz, new genus, and Turbophloeus Opitz, new genus. Zootaxa 1754: 1-40. 24. Opitz, W. 2009a. Revision of the African beetle genus Romanaeclerus Winkler (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Korynetinae). Journal of Afrotropical Zoology 5: 53-70. 25. Opitz, W. 2009b. Epiphloeinae Kuwert, 1893and Ichneinae Spinola, 1841: Two names for the same subfamily of checkered beetles (Coleoptera: Cleridae), The Coleopterists Bulletin 63(2): 183-189. 26. Opitz, W. 2009c. Revision of the Mexican checkered beetle genus Dologenitus Opitz (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Clerinae) Annals of Carnegie Museum 78(1): 1-16. 27. Opitz, W. 2009d. Classification and evolution of the genus Phymatophaea Pacoe from New Zealand and New Caledonia (Coleoptera; Cleridae: Enopliinae) Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 39 (4): 85-138. 28. Opitz, W. 2009e. Classification, natural history, and evolution of Neorthopleurinae subfam. nov (Coleoptera, Cleridae). Part I. Generic composition of the subfamily and key to genera. Entomologica Basilensia et Collectionis Frey 31:135-207. 29. Opitz, W. 2010a. New taxa of Epiphloeinae Kuwert (Cleridae) and Chaetosomatidae Crowson (Coleoptera: Cleroidea). Insecta Mundi 0123: 1-28. 30. Opitz, W. 2010b. Classification, natural history, and evolution of the Epiphloeinae (Coleoptera: Cleridae). Part VIII. The genera Acanthocollum Opitz, Stegnoclava Opitz, and Ichnea Laporte. The Coleopterists Society, Patricia Vaurie series, Monograph 9. Supplement to the Coleopterists Bulletin Volume 64(4): 1-65. 31. Opitz, W. 2010c. Classification, natural history, phylogeny, and subfamily composition of the Cleridae and generic content of the subfamilies (Coleoptera: Cleroidea). Entomologica Basilensia et Collectionis Frey 32: 31-128. 32. Opitz, W. 2011a. Revision of the checkered beetle genus Placopterus Wolcott (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Clerinae). Proceeding of the Entomological Society of Washington 113(2): 137-153. 33. Opitz, W. 2011b. Classification, natural history, and evolution of Korynetinae Laporte (Coleoptera: Cleridae). Part I. Generic composition of the subfamily and key to genera. Journal of Afrotropical Zoology 7: 29-67. 34. Opitz, W. 2011c. Classification, natural history, and evolution of the Epiphloeinae (Coleoptera: Cleridae). Part IX. The genus Megaphloeus Opitz, 2010. Entomologica Basilensia et Collectionis Frey 33:63-132. 35. Opitz, W. 2011d. Classification, natural history, and evolution of the Epiphloeinae (Coleoptera: Cleridae). Part X. The genus Madoniella Pic. Entomologica Basilensia et Collectionis Frey 33:133-248. 36. Opitz, W. 2012. Classification, natural history, and evolution of Tarsosteninae (Coleoptera: Cleridae)-Part I: Generic composition of the subfamily and key and phylogeny of the genera. Psyche 2012: 1-35. 37. Opitz, W. 2013a. Revision of the New World genus Neorthopleura Barr (Coleoptera: Cleridae). Annales de la Societe entomologique de france 49(1): 1-35. 38. Opitz, W. 2013b. Balcus violaceous (Fabricius), senior synonym of Balcus niger Sharp and B. signatus Broun (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Clerinae). Insecta Mundi 0284: 1-2. 39. Opitz, W. 2013c. Classification, natural history, and evolution of Neorthopleurinae Opitz (Coleoptera, Cleridae). Part III. The genera Agaphalera Opitz, Allochotes Westwood, Kataspinula Opitz, Lebasiella Spinola, Loedelia Lucas, Patulius Fairmaire, Rifkindius Opitz, and Romanaeclerus Winkler. The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 89(4): 244-258. 40. Opitz, W. 2013d. Descriptions of new species of the New World genus Perilypus Spinola (Coleoptera: Cleridae:Clerinae). Insecta Mundi 0305:1-28. 41. 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. 42. Opitz, W. 2014b. Revision of the New World Genus Parapelonides Barr (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Enopliinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 68(1): 73-81. 43. Opitz, W. 2014c. 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. 44. Opitz, W. 2014e. Taxonomy of the New World Genera of Enopliinae (Coleoptera: Cleridae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 87(4): 358-384. 45. Opitz, 2014d. Classification, Natural History, and Evolution of the Checkered Beetle Genus Pujoliclerus Pic (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Peloniinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin. 68(4):727-756. 46. Opitz, 2014e. Classification, natural history, and evolution of Neorthopleurinae Opitz (Coleoptera: Cleridae). Part II. The Dermestoides Genus Group. Giornale Italiano di Entomologia 13(59): 495-514. 47. Opitz, 2014f. 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: