taxonID	type	description	language	source
03AE87D7FFEAFF8EFEE3F96DFE6EA2C4.taxon	description	Type­material: Male holotype (MZSP­ 17753), Brazil, Mato Grosso, Juruena (Amazonian Rain Forest, 12 ° 51´S, 58 ° 56´W), 7. – 18. VI. 1997, G. Skuk leg.	en	Villarreal-Manzanilla, Osvaldo, Pinto-Da-Rocha, Ricardo (2006): Five new species of Protimesius from Brazil (Opiliones: Stygnidae). Zootaxa 1325: 219-233, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.174062
03AE87D7FFEAFF8EFEE3F96DFE6EA2C4.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis: The new species is similar to P. evelianeae (Soares & Soares, 1978) by the presence of a dorsal row of acute tubercles on male patella IV to basal third of tibia IV. It differs from P. evelianeae by the presence of a prolateral row of acute tubercles on distal half of male tibia IV and by the absence of a wide eminence on anterior margin of dorsal scute.	en	Villarreal-Manzanilla, Osvaldo, Pinto-Da-Rocha, Ricardo (2006): Five new species of Protimesius from Brazil (Opiliones: Stygnidae). Zootaxa 1325: 219-233, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.174062
03AE87D7FFEAFF8EFEE3F96DFE6EA2C4.taxon	etymology	Etymology: “ Folia de Reis ” is a popular Brazilian religious festival in which people go from home to home, chanting and playing instruments, held between Christmas and January 6 th. The singers perform religious themes about the birth of Jesus, and they are dressed with colored­striped clothes adorned with small pieces of mirror. The specific epithet is a noun in apposition.	en	Villarreal-Manzanilla, Osvaldo, Pinto-Da-Rocha, Ricardo (2006): Five new species of Protimesius from Brazil (Opiliones: Stygnidae). Zootaxa 1325: 219-233, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.174062
03AE87D7FFEAFF8EFEE3F96DFE6EA2C4.taxon	description	Description of male (holotype): Measurements: Dorsal scute length 4.4; prosoma length 2.0; dorsal scute width 3.8; prosoma width 3.6; interocular distance 2.6; chelicera: II 5.1; III 2.2; pedipalpus 16.5; leg I 21.0; II 38.5; III 28.5; IV 36.5. Dorsum (Figs 1 – 2): Prosoma with low anterior eminence carrying 9 small tubercles. Ocularium smooth. Lateral margin with tubercles from eyes to groove II. Area III with 2 parallel spines. Venter: Coxa I with 1 median row of 5 tubercles, 2 apical; II with 1 median row of 6 tubercles; III and IV irregularly minutely tuberculated. Free sternites I – III with a row of minute granules. Anal plate irregularly minutely granular. Chelicera: Swollen. Segment I smooth; II with finger carrying 1 wide lamina and 2 small teeth; III with 3 subapical teeth (basal one widest). Pedipalpus (Figs 3 – 4): Coxa with large dorso­anterior apophysis and 1 basal posterior tubercle. Trochanter with 1 ventral tubercle. Femur with 1 ventro­basal tubercle. Tibia mesal IIiIi (2 = 4> 1> 3 = 5), ectal IIiIi (4> 1> 2> 5> 3). Tarsus mesal IiIiii (1 = 3> 5> 2> 4> 6), ectal Iiiii (1> 4; 2 = 5). Legs (Figs 5 – 7): Coxa I with 2 anterior and 1 posterior tubercles; II with 2 posterior tubercles (1 fused with another of coxa III); III with 1 tubercle fused with other of coxa IV; IV minutely tuberculated. Trochantera I and II with 3 ventral tubercles; III and IV with 2 ventral tubercles. Femur IV with prolatero­apical row of 5 tubercles; retrolateral row of 15 tubercles on distal third. Patella IV with dorsal row of 8 tubercles increasing in size apicad, 1 large ventro­apical tubercle. Tibia IV with 1 row of tubercles from ventral to mesal (increasing in size apicad); 1 prolateral row on distal 2 / 3, increasing in size apicad (apical tubercle trifid); 7 dorso­basal tubercles. Tarsal segmentation: 8, 19, 7, 8. Penis (Figs 36 – 37): Ventral plate with lateral and distal margin almost straight, 3 curved distal setae, no intermediary pair, 4 basal pairs of straight setae; with dorsal process; stylus swollen apically. Color: Mostly brown, with minute dark brown spots all over body and legs. Chelicerae (fingers darker) and tibia IV reddish brown. Female unknown.	en	Villarreal-Manzanilla, Osvaldo, Pinto-Da-Rocha, Ricardo (2006): Five new species of Protimesius from Brazil (Opiliones: Stygnidae). Zootaxa 1325: 219-233, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.174062
03AE87D7FFE8FF88FEE3F888FB80A730.taxon	description	Type­material: Male holotype (MZSP), Brazil, Bahia, Pau Brasil (Gruta Califórnia, Atlantic Rain Forest, 15 ° 27´S, 39 ° 39´W), 28. IX. 1997, B. S. Santos leg. Paratypes: Female, same data as for holotype; male (MZSP­ 19345), Itororó (Serra do Oricama), III. 2000, G. Machado leg.	en	Villarreal-Manzanilla, Osvaldo, Pinto-Da-Rocha, Ricardo (2006): Five new species of Protimesius from Brazil (Opiliones: Stygnidae). Zootaxa 1325: 219-233, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.174062
03AE87D7FFE8FF88FEE3F888FB80A730.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis: It differs from all other species of Protimesius by the presence of one retrolateral row and one prolateral row of tubercles on basal part of male femur IV; rest of femur, patella and tibia IV smooth.	en	Villarreal-Manzanilla, Osvaldo, Pinto-Da-Rocha, Ricardo (2006): Five new species of Protimesius from Brazil (Opiliones: Stygnidae). Zootaxa 1325: 219-233, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.174062
03AE87D7FFE8FF88FEE3F888FB80A730.taxon	etymology	Etymology: The “ festa junina ” is a Brazilian festival, which is held, as the name implies, in June. It is in honor of the Saints Anthony, Peter and John. The specific epithet is a noun in apposition.	en	Villarreal-Manzanilla, Osvaldo, Pinto-Da-Rocha, Ricardo (2006): Five new species of Protimesius from Brazil (Opiliones: Stygnidae). Zootaxa 1325: 219-233, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.174062
03AE87D7FFE8FF88FEE3F888FB80A730.taxon	description	Description of male (holotype): Measurements: Dorsal scute length 5.0; prosoma length 2.4; dorsal scute width 4.0; prosoma width 3.9; interocular distance 2.6; chelicera: II 6.1; III 2.5; pedipalpus 17.5; leg I 20.5; II 37.0; III 33.5; IV 32.5. Dorsum (Figs 8 – 10): Prosoma with 1 high and tuberculated anterior eminence. Ocularium smooth. Lateral margin with 1 row of tubercles between grooves I and II. Area III partially divided by a transversal groove, with 2 high spines. Areas, posterior margin and free tergites minutely granular. Venter: Coxa I with 1 median row of 6 – 7 tubercles and 2 apical tubercles; II with median row of 9 tubercles and 3 apical tubercles; III with median row of 8 tubercles and 3 apical tubercles; IV irregularly tuberculated. Chelicera: Swollen. Segment I smooth; II with finger carrying 1 large tooth followed by 1 small tooth; III with 2 large teeth followed by 2 small teeth. Pedipalpus (Figs 11 – 12): Base of coxa with mesal apophysis, ectal side with 3 small tubercles; ventral side with 1 median row of 3 – 5 tubercles and 1 apical tubercle. Trochanter with 2 ventral tubercles. Femur with 4 ventro­basal tubercles (basal one longest). Tibia with 8 ventral tubercles; mesal IiiIi (1> 4> 3 = 5> 2), ectal IIiIii (1 = 2> 4> 3> 5 = 6). Tarsus with 2 ventral rows of setiferous tubercles; mesal Iiii, ectal Iiii. Legs (Figs 13 – 14): Coxa I with 2 anterior and 1 posterior tubercles; II with 1 large anterior tubercle, 1 posterior tubercle bifid, fused with 1 tubercle of III; III with 1 tubercle fused with 1 tubercle of coxa IV; IV irregularly tuberculate. Trochantera I and II with 3 ventral tubercles; III with 4 ventral and 1 retrolateral tubercles; IV with 2 large ventral, 1 large retrolateral and 2 wide apical tubercles. Femora III and IV with retrolateral and prolateral rows of tubercles on basal fourth. Tibia IV swollen subapically, 1 large ventroectal tubercle present. Tarsal segmentation: 7, 15, 7,? [missing; 8 in paratype]. Penis (Figs 38 – 39): Truncus strongly swollen distally. Ventral plate with lateral margin converging, apical and distal margin straight, 2 curved distal setae and 1 pair of straight setae, without intermediary pair, 5 basal pairs of straight setae. Dorsal process present. Stylus swollen apically. Color (Fig. 8): Mostly brown in alcohol and alive. Sulci III and IV, surroundings of each ocularium, legs I – IV, anterior and lateral margin with fine small pigmentation. Chelicera with black reticulation. Base of femora III and IV, apical third of tibia IV and cheliceral fingers reddish brown. Description of female (paratype): Measurements: Dorsal scute length 4.5; prosoma length 1.9; dorsal scute width 3.7; prosoma width 3.4; interocular distance 1.9; chelicera: II 2.7; III 1.5; pedipalpus 15.5; leg I 17.5; II 35.0; III 24.0; IV 32.5. Somatic morphology: Similar to male, except for: Chelicera not swollen; prosoma without large eminence, carrying 6 tubercles; body sligthly darker than in male; legs and chelicerae of same color as body. Pedipalpal tibia mesal IiiIi, ectal IiIii / Iiii; tarsus mesal IiIii, ectal Iiii. Legs finely granular; tibia IV cylindrical. Natural history: Only two specimens were collected at the entrance of the California Cave. They do not show any sign of troglomorphism (morphological modification usually found in cave animals) and the species was not collected in other caves of the region (Trajano 2000). It is not clear if this is a cavernicolous species or not.	en	Villarreal-Manzanilla, Osvaldo, Pinto-Da-Rocha, Ricardo (2006): Five new species of Protimesius from Brazil (Opiliones: Stygnidae). Zootaxa 1325: 219-233, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.174062
03AE87D7FFEDFF85FEE3FB68FAA8A2C4.taxon	description	Type­material: Male holotype (MZSP­ 15912), Brazil, Acre, Parque Nacional da Serra do Divisor (Rio Moa, Amazonian Rain Forest, 7 ° 39´S, 72 ° 41´W), XI. 1996, R. S. Vieira leg. Female paratype, same data as for holotype.	en	Villarreal-Manzanilla, Osvaldo, Pinto-Da-Rocha, Ricardo (2006): Five new species of Protimesius from Brazil (Opiliones: Stygnidae). Zootaxa 1325: 219-233, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.174062
03AE87D7FFEDFF85FEE3FB68FAA8A2C4.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis: Most similar to P. foliadereis n. sp. and P. evelineae (Soares & Soares, 1978) according to: Presence of 1 retrolateral row of tubercles on male femur IV, 1 dorsal row of tubercles on patella IV and 1 ventro­retrolateral row on tibia IV. It differs from these species by the absence of the wide eminence on anterior margin of prosoma and by the absence of the prolateral row of tubercles on tibia IV.	en	Villarreal-Manzanilla, Osvaldo, Pinto-Da-Rocha, Ricardo (2006): Five new species of Protimesius from Brazil (Opiliones: Stygnidae). Zootaxa 1325: 219-233, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.174062
03AE87D7FFEDFF85FEE3FB68FAA8A2C4.taxon	etymology	Etymology: “ Boi­bumbá ” or “ Bumba­meu­boi ” is a Brazilian dramatic dance performed during the Christmas period, in which the main character is a bull that dies and thereafter is resuscitated. The specific epithet is a noun in apposition.	en	Villarreal-Manzanilla, Osvaldo, Pinto-Da-Rocha, Ricardo (2006): Five new species of Protimesius from Brazil (Opiliones: Stygnidae). Zootaxa 1325: 219-233, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.174062
03AE87D7FFEDFF85FEE3FB68FAA8A2C4.taxon	description	Description of male (holotype): Measurements: Dorsal scute length 5.2; prosoma length 2.4; dorsal scute width 4.1; prosoma width 3.8; interocular distance 2.7; chelicera: II 5.7; III 2.3; pedipalpus 21.0; leg I 26.0; II 49.0; III 38.0; IV 49.0. Dorsum (Figs 15 – 16): Anterior margin with 1 irregular row of minute granules on each side. Ocularium smooth. Prosoma minutely granular, with 4 large tubercles in medioanterior area. Lateral margin with 1 row of small granules from ocularium to groove IV. Areas I – III minutely granular; III with 2 parallel spines directed upwards. Posterior margin, free tergites and posterior border of anal plate with 1 row of small granules. Venter: Coxa I with 1 median row of 8 – 9 tubercles, 2 apical tubercles; II with 1 median row of 11 tubercles, 3 – 4 apical tubercles; III and IV, free sternites and genital operculum covered with small, irregularly distributed tubercles. Chelicera: Segment I smooth; II with finger carrying 1 large basal tooth and 5 small distal teeth; III with 1 basal, 1 large median and 4 distal teeth. Pedipalpus (Figs 18 – 19): Coxa with 4 ventral and 5 dorsal (mesal one largest) tubercles; trochanter with 0 – 1 dorsal and 2 – 3 ventral (basal one largest) tubercles. Femur with 1 basal ventral tubercle. Tibia mesal IiiIi (4> 1 = 2> 5> 3). Tarsus mesal IiIiIi (1 = 3> 5> 2> 4 = 6), ectal IiiIi (1> 4> 2 = 5> 3). Legs (Figs 20 – 21): Coxa I with 2 anterior and 1 posterior tubercles; II with 1 anterior tubercles and 1 posterior tubercles bifid, in contact with 1 tubercles of coxa III; III with 1 posterior tubercles fused with 1 tubercles of coxa IV. Trochanter I with 3 ventral tubercles; II with 1 – 3 (basal one largest) tubercles; III with 5 – 6 (basal one largest) tubercles; IV minutely granular. Femur IV with 1 row of ventroectal tubercles on distal 2 / 3, 1 mesal row of small tubercles. Patella IV with dorsal row of tubercles increasing in size apicad, 1 small dorsal tubercle, 1 ventroapical tubercle. Tibia with 1 row of large tubercles (apically bifid) running from basal­ventral to mesal. Tarsal segmentation: 8, 21, 8, 9. Penis (Figs 40 – 41): Ventral plate with lateral and distal margin almost straight, 3 curved distal setae, 1 intermediary pair, 5 basal pairs of straight setae; dorsal process present; stylus swollen apically. Color: Yellowish brown, free tergites darker. Anterior part of prosoma with black reticulation. Description of female (paratype): Measurements: Dorsal scute length 4.1; prosoma length 2.1; dorsal scute width 3.4; prosoma width 4.1; interocular distance 4.4; chelicera: II 2.6; III 1.4; pedipalpus 19.5; leg I 25.0; II 48.0; III 35.0; IV 46.5. Somatic morphology: Similar to male, except for: Prosoma (Fig. 17) less granular than in male. Fixed finger of chelicera with 4 small teeth; segment III with 1 large basal tooth, 3 small median teeth. Leg IV: Trochanter smooth; patella with small dorso­distal tubercle; tibia smooth. Distal third of tibia II and IV lighter than in male. Tarsal segmentation: 8, 20, 8, 9. Teratology: In the male holotype the right spine of area III is bifid instead of simple.	en	Villarreal-Manzanilla, Osvaldo, Pinto-Da-Rocha, Ricardo (2006): Five new species of Protimesius from Brazil (Opiliones: Stygnidae). Zootaxa 1325: 219-233, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.174062
03AE87D7FFE3FF87FEE3F888FDBEA3D4.taxon	description	Type­material: Male holotype (MZSP­ 14239), Brazil, Pará, Ananindéua (Km 13, BR­ 316, Cerrado, 1 ° 22´S, 48 ° 23´W), 22. VIII. 1976, R. F. Silva leg.	en	Villarreal-Manzanilla, Osvaldo, Pinto-Da-Rocha, Ricardo (2006): Five new species of Protimesius from Brazil (Opiliones: Stygnidae). Zootaxa 1325: 219-233, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.174062
03AE87D7FFE3FF87FEE3F888FDBEA3D4.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis: This species is closely related to P. laevis Sørensen, 1932 according to penis shape, high numbers of setae on lateral side of ventral plate, and stylus without dorsal process. It can be distinguished from all other members of the genus by having 1 ventral row of tubercles on male femur IV.	en	Villarreal-Manzanilla, Osvaldo, Pinto-Da-Rocha, Ricardo (2006): Five new species of Protimesius from Brazil (Opiliones: Stygnidae). Zootaxa 1325: 219-233, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.174062
03AE87D7FFE3FF87FEE3F888FDBEA3D4.taxon	etymology	Etymology: “ Cirio de Nazaré ” is a procession that takes place in the Brazilian state of Pará, where this species was collected. In this religious celebration the image of “ Nossa Senhora de Nazaré ” is carried from the main church of Belém on a boat and in a street procession to a sanctuary in the center of the city. The specific epithet is a noun in apposition.	en	Villarreal-Manzanilla, Osvaldo, Pinto-Da-Rocha, Ricardo (2006): Five new species of Protimesius from Brazil (Opiliones: Stygnidae). Zootaxa 1325: 219-233, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.174062
03AE87D7FFE3FF87FEE3F888FDBEA3D4.taxon	description	Description of male (holotype): Measurements: Dorsal scute length 4.7; prosoma length 2.4; dorsal scute width 3.6; prosoma width 3.6; interocular distance 2.7; chelicera: II 4.7; III 2.1; pedipalpus 16.5; leg I 19.5; II 36.0; III 27.5; IV 34.0. Dorsum (Figs 22 – 23): Anterior margin with 5 – 8 tubercles on each side. Prosoma with 2 large and several small tubercles. Ocularium smooth, with small tubercles surrounding it. Lateral margin with some small tubercles distributed from eyes to groove I. Area I with 2 – 3 tubercles on each side; II smooth; III with two slightly divergent backward directed spines. Posterior margin minutely granular. Venter: Coxa I with 1 median row of 6 – 7 tubercles, 3 – 4 anterior tubercles, 4 – 6 posterior tubercles, 4 apical tubercles; II with median row of 8 – 10 tubercles, 1 – 3 anterior tubercles, 2 posterior tubercles, 4 apical tubercles; III with median row of 8 tubercles, 5 – 6 anterior tubercles, 5 – 6 posterior tubercles; IV irregularly tuberculate, 3 – 4 apical tubercles. Posterior margin and free sternites with a row of minute granules. Anal plate smooth. Chelicera: Segment I with 1 small distal tubercle; II with finger carrying 1 large basal tooth and 3 small distal teeth; III with 1 large and rounded basal tubercle and 4 small distal teeth. Pedipalpus (Figs 24 – 25): Coxa with 2 – 5 ventral, 4 – 5 dorsal (mesal one largest) tubercles. Trochanter with 1 dorsal and 2 ventral tubercles. Femur slightly curved, with 1 ventrobasal tubercle. Tibia mesal IIiIi (4> 1> 2> 5> 3), ectal IIiIi (1> 2> 4> 3 = 5). Tarsus mesal Iiii (1> 2 = 3 = 4), ectal IiIiIi (3> 1> 5> 2> 4 = 6). Legs (Figs 26 – 28): Coxa I with 3 tubercles; II with 1 anterior tubercle and 1 posterior tubercle fused with one of coxa II; IV small granular. Trochanter I with 3 ventral tubercles (basal one largest); II and III with 3 ventral tubercles (distal one largest); IV with 1 large dorso­apical tubercle. Femur IV with row of 24 ventral tubercles. Patella IV with 1 large postero­distal tubercle. Tibia IV straight, smooth. Tarsal segmentation: 8, 19, 6, 7. Penis (Figs 42 – 43): Ventral plate with lateral and distal margin concave, 4 – 5 curved pairs of distal setae, 1 intermediary pair, 12 pairs of straight setae on base of ventral plate and apex of truncus; no dorsal process; stylus swollen apically. Color: Dorsal scute and coxae of legs reddish brown. Anterior part of prosoma, chelicera, pedipalpal tibia and tarsus reticulate. Pedipalpal coxa to patella and legs I – III yellowish brown. Leg IV reddish brown. Female unknown.	en	Villarreal-Manzanilla, Osvaldo, Pinto-Da-Rocha, Ricardo (2006): Five new species of Protimesius from Brazil (Opiliones: Stygnidae). Zootaxa 1325: 219-233, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.174062
03AE87D7FFE1FF80FEE3F998FD71A544.taxon	description	Type­material: Male holotype (MZSP­ 24154), Brazil, Acre, Parque Nacional da Serra do Divisor (Rio Moa, Amazonian Rain Forest, 7 ° 39´S, 72 ° 41´W), XI. 1996, R. S. Vieira leg. Paratypes: 1 female (MZSP­ 24154), same data as for holotype; 7 females (MZSP­ 24153), same data as for holotype; 2 females (MZSP­ 19227), Parque Nacional da Serra do Divisor, 22. XI. – 12. I. 2000; 1 male and 1 female (MNRJ­HS­ 684), Colombia, Amazonas, 6 km N Letícia, 9. VII. 1977, Rowland Shelley leg.	en	Villarreal-Manzanilla, Osvaldo, Pinto-Da-Rocha, Ricardo (2006): Five new species of Protimesius from Brazil (Opiliones: Stygnidae). Zootaxa 1325: 219-233, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.174062
03AE87D7FFE1FF80FEE3F998FD71A544.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis: This species is similar to P. longipalpis (Roewer, 1943) based on the presence of an almost smooth and straight male leg IV, but differs from it and other species of the genus by having only 1 dorsal and 1 ventral tubercle apically on male patella IV, and in the armature of leg IV.	en	Villarreal-Manzanilla, Osvaldo, Pinto-Da-Rocha, Ricardo (2006): Five new species of Protimesius from Brazil (Opiliones: Stygnidae). Zootaxa 1325: 219-233, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.174062
03AE87D7FFE1FF80FEE3F998FD71A544.taxon	etymology	Etymology: The species name refers to the profane festivities (called “ carnaval ” in Portuguese) that begin on “ Three Kings Day ” and end close to the Lent. People, dressed up and masked, conduct parades and parties. The specific epithet is a noun in apposition.	en	Villarreal-Manzanilla, Osvaldo, Pinto-Da-Rocha, Ricardo (2006): Five new species of Protimesius from Brazil (Opiliones: Stygnidae). Zootaxa 1325: 219-233, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.174062
03AE87D7FFE1FF80FEE3F998FD71A544.taxon	description	Description of male (holotype): Measurements: Dorsal scute length 4.5; prosoma length 2.1; dorsal scute width 4.5; prosoma width 3.7; interocular distance 2.5; chelicera: II 3.9; III 1.6; pedipalpus 18; leg I 21.0; II 41.0; III 30.0; IV 40.0. Dorsum (Figs 29 – 30): Prosoma with 1 low anterior eminence minutely tuberculated; anterior border with 6 tubercles on each side; region between eyes with several granules. Lateral border with several tubercles from ocularia to area I. Areas I and II minutely granular, III with 2 slightly divergent spines. Posterior border and free tergites with 1 row of small granules. Venter: Coxa I with a row of 6 – 7 medial tubercles, 2 apical tubercles; II with 7 – 9 medial tubercles, 2 – 3 posterior tubercles, 3 apical tubercles; III with 4 – 5 anterior, 9 – 10 medial, 3 posterior and 2 apical tubercles; IV irregularly tuberculated. Free sternites I – III with 1 row of minute granules, anal operculum irregularly tuberculated. Chelicera: Swollen; II with finger carrying 1 basal tooth and 4 medial teeth; III with 1 rounded basal and 3 medial teeth. Pedipalpus (Figs 31 – 32): Coxa with 4 ventral tubercles (medial one largest), 1 dorsal meso­basal eminence, 3 – 4 ecto­basal tubercles. Trochanter with 3 ventral tubercles (basal one largest). Legs (Figs 33 – 35): Coxa I with 3 dorsal tubercles, II with 1 anterior and 1 posterior tubercles fused with 1 tubercle of coxa IV. Trochantera I – IV dorsally smooth; I and II with 4 ventral tubercles; III with 5 ventral tubercles; IV with 3 ventral tubercles. Femora I and II with 2 ventro­basal tubercles; IV with 1 ventral row of 10 – 12 retrolateral tubercles on distal third. Patella IV with 3 dorso­distal tubercles; 1 large ventro­prolateral tubercle (Fig. 33). Tibia IV with 2 ventro­distal tubercles. Penis (Figs 44 – 45): Ventral plate with lateral and distal margin concave, with 3 distal pairs of long curved setae, 1 short intermediary pair and 3 basal pairs of setae. Glans with dorsal process, stylus inflated at apex. Color: Mostly yellowish brown, border of dorsal scute darker, latero­anterior region of prosoma with black reticulation. Patellae I – IV darker. Cheliceral fingers reddish brown. Description of female (paratype, MZSP­ 24153): Measurements: Dorsal scute length 4.3; prosoma length 1.9; dorsal scute width 4.0; prosoma width 3.6; interocular distance 2.5; chelicera: II 3.1; III 1.5; pedipalpus 20.0; leg I 23.2; II 40.0; III 30.3; IV 40.3. Somatic morphology: Similar to male, except for: Prosoma with 5 medio­anterior tubercles (2 of them larger than the rest), small tubercles present between ocularia. With fewer setiferous granules than in males. Area I with 1 tubercle on each side; III with 1 small granule on base of spine. Pedipalpal coxa with 6 – 7 dorsal tubercles. Trochanter IV without tubercles. Femur, patella and tibia IV without tubercles. Tarsal segmentation: 8, 14, 7, 8. Intraspecific variation: Females (n = 7) tarsal formula 7 – 8, 13 – 16, 7, 9. Dorsal scute length 4.3 – 4.8; dorsal scute width 3.8 – 4.1; pedipalpus 17 – 20; leg I 20.9 – 23.2; II 37.1 – 40.9; III 29 – 31.7; IV 38.5 – 42.9.	en	Villarreal-Manzanilla, Osvaldo, Pinto-Da-Rocha, Ricardo (2006): Five new species of Protimesius from Brazil (Opiliones: Stygnidae). Zootaxa 1325: 219-233, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.174062
