Eutimesius albicinctus (Roewer, 1915)

M., Osvaldo Villarreal, Sánchez, Nestor & Ascenção, Antonio De, 2019, New generic assignment to the harvestman Metaphareus punctatus (Opiliones: Stygnidae) and observations about it reproductive behavior, Iheringia, Série Zoologia (e 2019008) 109, pp. 1-6 : 2

Eutimesius albicinctus (Roewer, 1915)

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Hoplostygnus albicinctus ROEWER, 1915:107, fig. 58; 1923:462, fig. 581; KÄSTNER, 1937:390, fig.479; CAPORIACCO, 1951:42; PINTO-DA-ROCHA, 1995:196.

Holostygnus albienetus [misspelling]: BESCH, 1969:728, fig. 8 [and not 9, as mistakenly stated in the publication].

Eutimesius albicinctus PINTO-DA-ROCHA, 1997:185 figs 49-53, 463-464, 597; KURY, 2003:225.

Type data. VENEZUELA, Mérida, holotype ♂, type SMF RI 1096 .

Studied material. VENEZUELA, Mérida: Libertador, ♀ (CAULA-Op- 0048), Monte Zerpa , Quebrada La Honda , [ 8.641989, -71.164033], 2176 m, 6.III.2010, SÁnchez, N. leg; 2♂, 1♀ (CAULA-Op-0216), Monte Zerpa , Quebrada La Honda . [ 8.641989, -71.164033], 2176 m, 3.IX.2011, SÁnchez, N. & Carrasco, R. leg; 2♂ (CAULAOp-0244) Monte Zerpa , quebrada La Honda , [ 8.641989, -71.164033], 2176 m. 17.IV.2010, SÁnchez, N. leg; AndrÉs Bello: 2 juveniles, ( CAULA-Op-1898), road MÉrida – La Azulita , sector La Bravera , 8.641283, -71.383475, 2.360 m, 03.ii.2017, SÁnchez, N. & Puente, J. leg .

Remarks. This species have been observed by one of the authors in La Mucuy (VENEZUELA, MÉrida, Santos Marquina, 8.629949, -71.037527), however, no specimens have been collected.

Figures

Figs 10-17. Fig. 10, Eutimesius albicinctus (Roewer, 1915), male at live from Chorotal, MÉrida, Venezuela; Figs 11-12, Eutimesius punctatus (Roewer, 1913), comb. nov., male at live from Chorotal, MÉrida, Venezuela; Figs 13, 14, male and egg on fern from Monte Zerpa, MÉrida; Figs 15-17, cloud forest in MÉrida state, Chorotal (15) and Monte Zerpa (16 and 17).

Fig. 18. Geographical distribution of Eutimesius punctatus (Roewer, 1913), comb. nov. and E. albicinctus (Roewer, 1915).