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]

Eutimesius
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones
Superfamily: Gonyleptoidea
Family: Stygnidae
Subfamily: Heterostygninae
Genus: Eutimesius
Roewer, 1913
Type species
Eutimesius simoni
Roewer, 1913
Species

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Diversity
5 species

Description

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The genus Eutimesius was described by Roewer, 1913, with the type species Eutimesius simoni Roewer, 1913. They are diagnosed by the cephalotorax 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

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These species belong to the genus Eutimesius:

Etymology

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The genus is Masculine. From Greek εὖ (rightful, proper, good) + pre-existing genus Timesius.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Eutimesius". Kury, A. et al. (2024). WCO-Lite: World Catalogue of Opiliones. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Eutimesius". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Eutimesius". iNaturalist. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Eutimesius". GBIF. Retrieved 22 February 2024.

Further reading

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  • Pinto-da-Rocha, R., Machado, G. & Giribet, G. (eds.) (2007). Harvestmen – The Biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press, USA. ISBN 0-674-02343-9
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