Eutimesius


Eutimesius is a genus of harvestmen in the family Stygnidae with five described species. All species are found in South America.

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

Species

These species belong to the genus Eutimesius:
  • Eutimesius albicinctusVenezuela.
  • Eutimesius ephippiatus – Colombia.
  • Eutimesius ornatus – Colombia ; Venezuela.
  • Eutimesius punctatus – Venezuela.
  • Eutimesius simoni Roewer, 1913 – Brazil ; Colombia ; Ecuador ; Peru.

Etymology

The genus is Masculine. From Greek εὖ + pre-existing genus Timesius.