Eutimesius
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Eutimesius is a genus of harvestmen in the family Stygnidae with five described species (as of 2024).[1][2] All species are found in South America.[1][3][4]
Description
The genus Eutimesius was described by Roewer, 1913, with the type species Eutimesius simoni Roewer, 1913. They are diagnosed by the cephalothorax with one enlarged eminence; dorsal scute with white spots; area III with two spines; and the penis with distal U-shaped cleft, ventral plate narrow and long at base; stylus with dorsal process and the basal half of the glans membranous (See Pinto-da-Rocha, Machado & Giribet, 1997)
Species
These species belong to the genus Eutimesius:
- Eutimesius albicinctus (Roewer, 1915)Template:SndVenezuela (Mérida).
- Eutimesius ephippiatus (Roewer, 1915)Template:SndColombia (Quindío).
- Eutimesius ornatus (Roewer, 1943)Template:SndColombia (Cundinamarca); Venezuela(Táchira).
- Eutimesius punctatus (Roewer, 1913)Template:SndVenezuela (Mérida).
- Eutimesius simoni Roewer, 1913Template:SndBrazil (Amazonas); Colombia (Putumayo); Ecuador (Sucumbíos, Los Ríos); Peru (Loreto).
Etymology
The genus is Masculine. From Greek εὖ (rightful, proper, good) + pre-existing genus Timesius.
References
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Further reading
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- <templatestyles src="smallcaps/styles.css"/>Pinto-da-Rocha, R., Machado, G. & Giribet, G. (eds.) (2007). Harvestmen – The Biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press, USA. Template:ISBN