''Eutimesius'' is a genus of
harvestmen
The Opiliones (formerly Phalangida) are an Order (biology), order of arachnids,
Common name, colloquially known as harvestmen, harvesters, harvest spiders, or daddy longlegs (see below). , over 6,650 species of harvestmen have been discovered w ...
in the family
Stygnidae
The Stygnidae are a family of neotropical harvestmen within the suborder Laniatores.
Name
The name of the type genus is derived from Ancient Greek ''stygnos'' "diabolic being". (2007): Stygnidae Simon, 1879. In: Pinto-da-Rocha ''et al.'' 2007: 2 ...
with five described species (as of 2024).
All species are found in
South America
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.
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'':
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Eutimesius albicinctus
''Eutimesius'' is a genus of harvestmen in the family Stygnidae with five described species (as of 2024). All species are found in South America.
Description
The genus ''Eutimesius'' was described by Roewer, 1913, with the type species ''Eutime ...
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(Roewer, 1915)Venezuela
Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...
(Mérida).
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Eutimesius ephippiatus
''Eutimesius'' is a genus of harvestmen in the family Stygnidae with five described species (as of 2024). All species are found in South America.
Description
The genus ''Eutimesius'' was described by Roewer, 1913, with the type species ''Eutime ...
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(Roewer, 1915)Colombia (Quindío).
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Eutimesius ornatus
''Eutimesius'' is a genus of harvestmen in the family Stygnidae with five described species (as of 2024). All species are found in South America.
Description
The genus ''Eutimesius'' was described by Roewer, 1913, with the type species ''Eutim ...
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(Roewer, 1943)Colombia (Cundinamarca); Venezuela(Táchira).
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Eutimesius punctatus
''Eutimesius'' is a genus of harvestman, harvestmen in the family Stygnidae with five described species (as of 2024). All species are found in South America.
Description
The genus ''Eutimesius'' was described by Carl Friedrich Roewer, Roewer, 19 ...
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(Roewer, 1913)Venezuela (Mérida).
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Eutimesius simoni
''Eutimesius'' is a genus of harvestmen in the family Stygnidae with five described species (as of 2024). All species are found in South America.
Description
The genus ''Eutimesius'' was described by Roewer, 1913, with the type species ''Eutim ...
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Roewer, 1913Brazil (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
Further reading
* (eds.) (2007). ''Harvestmen – The Biology of Opiliones''. Harvard University Press, USA.
External links
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Harvestmen
Taxa named by Carl Friedrich Roewer