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Five new species of the harvestmen genus Protimesius Roewer, 1913 are described from Brazil: P. foliadereis n. sp. (type-locality: Juruena, Mato Grosso), P. junina n. sp. (type-locality: Gruta Califórnia, Pau Brasil, Bahia), P. cirio n. sp. (type-locality: Ananindeua, Pará), P. boimbumba n. sp. and P. carnaval n. sp. (type-locality for both: Rio Moa, Parque Nacional da Serra do Divisor, Acre). P. apiacas Pinto-da-Rocha, 2000 is recorded from Rondonia State (Brazil) for the first time.
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