Publications

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2021

CASTRO-PEREIRA, D., PERES, E. A., & PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R. (2021). Systematics and phylogeography of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest endemic harvestmen Neosadocus Mello-Leitão, 1926 (Arachnida: Opiliones: Gonyleptidae). PLoS ONE, 16(6): 1-47. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249746

2020

CHIRIVI-JOYA, D., MORENO-GONZÁLEZ, J. A., & FAGUA, G. (2020). Two new species of the whip-spider genus Heterophrynus (Arachnida: Amblypygi) with complementary information of four species. Zootaxa, 4803(1): 1-41. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4803.1.1

LIMA, J. F., CARVALHO, L. S., & SCHNEIDER, M. C. (2020). The first chromosomal analysis of the Brazilian scorpion Tityus serrulatus (Scorpiones: Buthidae). Journal of Arachnology, 48: 77-83. https://doi.org/10.1636/0161-8202-48.1.77

PERES, E. A., PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R., LOHMANN, L. G., MICHELANGELI, F. A., MIYAKI, C. Y., & CARNAVAL, A. C. (2020). Patterns of species and lineage diversity in the Atlantic rainforest of Brazil. In Neotropical Diversification: Patterns and Processes (pp. 415-447). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31167-4_16

PINZÓN M., C. A., & PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R. (2020). Two new Colombian harvestmen of the genus Quindina Roewer, 1914 (Opiliones: Nomoclastidae). Zootaxa, 4748(3): 531-547. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4748.3.7

2019

BENEDETTI, A. R., & PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R. 2019. Description of two new species of Progonyleptoidellus (Opiliones: Gonyleptidae), with a cladistic analysis of the genus, an overview of relationships in the K92 group, and taxonomic notes on Deltaspidium. Zootaxa, 4691(5): 461-490. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4691.5.3

MORENO-GONZÁLEZ, J. A., GONZÁLEZ, R., & FLÓREZ, E. 2019. Taxonomic revision of the Colombian Tityus (Archaeotityus) (Scorpiones, Buthidae) species: a morphological and morphometric approach, with a description of a new species. Zootaxa, 4660(1): 1-94. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4660.1.1

GIRIBET, G., BUCKMAN-YOUNG, R. S., COSTA, C. S., BAKER, C. M., BENAVIDES, L. R., BRANSTETTER, M. G., DANIELS, S. R. & PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R. 2018. The ‘Peripatos’ in Eurogondwana?–Lack of evidence that south-east Asian onychophorans walked through Europe. Invertebrate Systematics, 32(4), 842-865.https://doi.org/10.1071/IS18007

GAINETT, G., SHARMA, P. P., FERNANDES, N., PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R., GIRIBET, G., & WILLEMART, R. H. 2019. Evolution of a sensory cluster on the legs of Opiliones (Arachnida) informs multi-level phylogenetic relationships. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 187: 143–165. https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz016

GARCÍA, A. F., & DAMRON, B. 2019. Giving attention to the oldies: redescription of Meterginus basalis (Arachnida: Opiliones: Cosmetidae) with some notes on the genitalia. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 90(1): 1-11. https://doi.org/10.22201/ib.20078706e.2019.90.2952

PERES, E. A., BENEDETTI, A. R., HIRUMA, S. T., SOBRAL-SOUZA, T., & PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R. 2019. Phylogeography of Sodreaninae harvestmen (Arachnida: Opiliones: Gonyleptidae): Insights into the biogeography of the southern Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 138, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2019.05.028

NOGUEIRA, A. D. A., BRAGAGNOLO, C., DASILVA, M. B., CARVALHO, L. S., BENEDETTI, A. R., & PINTO‐DA‐ROCHA, R. 2019. Spatial variation in phylogenetic diversity of communities of Atlantic Forest harvestmen (Opiliones, Arachnida). Insect Conservation and Diversity: 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12356

NOGUEIRA, A. A., BRAGAGNOLO, C., DASILVA, M. B., MARTINS, T. K., LORENZO, E. P., PERBICHE-NEVES, G., & PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R. 2019. Historical signatures in the alpha and beta diversity patterns of Atlantic Forest harvestman communities (Opiliones-Arachnida). Canadian Journal of Zoology, 97(7): 631-643. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2018-0032

2018

HARA, M. R., PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R. & BENEDETTI, A. R. 2018. Redescription of Juticus furcidens Roewer, 1943 (Opiliones: Gonyleptidae), with a discussion of its relationships in the subfamily Gonyleptinae. Zootaxa, 4422 (3): 422-430. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4422.3.8

ESPOSITO, L. A., YAMAGUTI, H. Y., PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R. & PRENDINI, L. 2018. Plucking with the plectrum: phylogeny of the New World buthid scorpion subfamily Centruroidinae Kraus, 1955 (Scorpiones: Buthidae) reveals evolution of three pecten-sternite stridulation organs. Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny, 76(1): 87-122.

PEREZ, E. A., DASILVA, M. B., ANTUNES, M. JR. & PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R. 2018. A short-range endemic species from South-eastern Atlantic Rain Forest shows deep distance signature of historical events: phylogeography of harvestmen Acutisoma longipes (Arachnida: Opiliones). Systematics and Biodiversity, 16(2): 171-187. https://doi.org/10.1080/14772000.2017.1361479

PORTO, T. J., PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R. & DA ROCHA, P. L. B. 2018. Regional distribution patterns can predict the local habitat specialization of arachnids in heterogeneous landscapes of the Atlantic Forest. Diversity and Distributions, 24: 375-386. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12685

TOURINHO, A. L., DIAS, S. C., LO-MAN-HUNG, N. F., PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R., BONALDO, A. B. & BACCARO, F. B. 2018. Optimizing survey methods for spiders and harvestmen assemblages in an Amazonian upland forest. Pedobiologia, 67: 35-44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedobi.2017.11.002

2017

MORENO-GONZALEZ, J. A. & VILLARREAL, M. O. 2017. Two new species of Calima Moreno-González and Villarreal, 2012 (Arachnida: Schizomida: Hubbardiidae) from the Colombian Andes, with a discussion on the male flagellar microsetae of Hubbardiinae. Journal of Natural History, 51: 2681-2700. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2017.1397226

DASILVA, M. B., PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R. & MORRONE, J. J. 2017. Historial relationships of areas of endemism of the Brazilian Atlantic rain forest: a cladistic biogeographic analysis of harvestman taxa (Arachnida: Opiliones). Current Zoology, 63(5): 525-535. https://doi.org/10.1093/cz/zow092

GUERATTO, C., MENDES, A. & PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R. 2017. Description of two new species of Magnispina and a new hypothesis of phylogenetic relationships for Heteropachylinae (Opiliones: Laniatore: Gonyleptidae). Zootaxa, 4300(2): 180-194. dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4300.2.2

ESPOSITO, L. A., YAMAGUTI, H. Y., SOUZA, C. A., PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R. & PRENDINI, L. 2017. Systematic Revision of the Neotropical Club-Tailed Scorpions, Physoctonus, Rhopalurus, and Troglorhopalurus, revalidation of Heteroctenus, and descriptions of two new genera and three new species (Buthidae: Rhopalurusinae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 415: 1-136. digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/6723.

HARA, M. R., BRAGAGNOLO, C. & PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R. 2017. Revision of Thaumatocranaus Roewer, 1932, with description of two new species (Opiliones: Laniatores: Gonyleptoidea). Zootaxa, 4254(4): 457-472. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4254.4.3.

CHIRIVI, D. 2017. A new species of Phrynus Lamarck, 1801 (Arachnida: Amblypygi), from Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela, with a redescription of Phrynus pulchripes (Pocock, 1894). Zootaxa, 4254(3): 357-374. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4254.3.4

PINTO-DA-ROCHA R. & BRAGAGNOLO, C. 2017. Cladistic analysis of the family Nomoclastidae withdescriptions of a new genus and eight new species (Opiliones, Laniatores)
Invertebrate Systematics, 31(1): 91-122. https://doi.org/10.1071/IS15050

CARVALHO, L. S., MARTINS, P. H., SCHNEIDER, M. C., & CABRA-GARCÍA, J. J.. 2017. New records of spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) from the state of Roraima, northern Brazil. Check List Journal, 13 (1): 1-23. http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/13.1.2040

2016

HARVEY, M.S.; R. ANDRADE; & R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA. 2016. The first New World species of the pseudoscorpion family Feaellidae (Pseudoscorpiones: Feaelloidea) from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. The Journal of Arachnology, 44 (2): 227-237.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1636/JoA-S-16-007

R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA; R. ANDRADE & J. A. MORENO-GONZÁLEZ. 2016. Two new cave-dwelling genera of short-tailed whip-scorpions from Brazil (Arachnida: Schizomida: Hubbardiidae). Zoologia, 33 (2): e20150195. DOI: 10.1590/S1984-4689zool-20150195

NOGUEIRA A & S.R. DIAS. 2016. New species of Alpaida (Araneae, Araneidae) from Rondônia, Brazil. Iherindia, Série Zoologia, 105: 416-419. DOI: 10.1590/1678-476620151054416419

NOGUEIRA. A & R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA. 2016. The effects of habitat size and quality on the orb-weaving spider guild (Arachnida: Araneae) in an Atlantic Forest fragmented landscape. The Journal of Arachnology, 44: 36-45. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1636/P15-19.1

2015

CORONATO-RIBEIRO, A & R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA. 2015. Four new species of Cosmetus from Panama, with comments on the systematics of the genus (Opiliones: Cosmetidae). Zoologia, 32: 409-422. DOI:10.1590/S1984-46702015000500010 

R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA; R. da FONSECA-FERREIRA & M. E. BICHUETTE. 2015. A new highly specialized cave harvestman from Brazil and the first blind species of the genus: Iandumoema smeagol
sp. n. (Arachnida, Opiliones, Gonyleptidae). Zookeys, 537: 79-95. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.537.6073

BERNARDINO DA SILVA, M.; R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA & A. M. DeSOUZA. 2015. A protocol for the delimitation of areas of endemism and the historical regionalization of the Brazilian Atlantic Rain Forest using harvestmen distribution data. Cladistics, 31: 692-706. DOI: 10.1111/cla.12121

TOURINHO, A. L.; R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA & C. BRAGAGNOLO. 2015. Taxonomic notes on Holcobunus Roewer, 1910, with descriptions of three new species, and new records for Holcobunus nigripalpis Roewer, 1910 (Opiliones: Eupnoi: Sclerosomatidae). Zootaxa, 4027: 425-436. DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.4027.3.6

BRAGAGNOLO, C; R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA; M. ANTUNES JUNIOR & R. M. CLOUSE. 2015. Phylogenetics and phylogeography of a long-legged harvestman (Arachnida :Opiliones) in the Brazilian Atlantic Rain Forest reveals poor dispersal, low diversity and extensive mitochondrial introgression. Invertebrate Systematics, 29: 386-404. DOI: 10.1071/IS15009

FERRO MONTEIRO, Y & R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA. 2015. Revision of the genus Ferkeria Roewer, 1947, with the description of a new species (Opiliones: Laniatores: Cosmetidae). Zootaxa, 4006(2): 361-373. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4006.2.7

VILLAREAL, O; A. B. KURY & R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA. 2015. The poorly known genus Ventrifurca Roewer, 1913 revisited (Opiliones: Cranaidae). Zoological studies, 54: 45. DOI 10.1186/s40555-015-0117-8

MOREIRA, V; C. BRAGAGNOLO & R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA. 2015. Taxonomic review of the Neotropical genus Neopachylus (Arachnida, Opiliones, Gonyleptidae). Inheringia Série Zoologia, 105: 101-121. DOI: 10.1590/1678-476620151051101121

CONCHA, A; P. MELLADO; B. MORERA-BRENES; C. SAMPAIO COSTA; L. MAHADEVAN & J. MONGE-NAJÉRA. 2015. Oscillation of the velvet worm slime jet by passive hydrodynamic instability. Nature Communications, 6: 6292. DOI:10.1038/ncomms7292.

ABADALLAN, A; D. CHIRIVI & O. FRANCKE. 2015. The first troglomorphic species of the genus Phrynus Lamarck, 1801 (Amblypygi: Phrynidae) from Mexico. Zootaxa, 3920: 474-482. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3920.3.6.

MATTONI, C.; S. GARCÍA-HERNÁNDEZ; R. BOTERO-TRUJILLO; J. OCHOA; A.A. OJANGUREN-AFFILASTRO; R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA & L. PRENDINI. 2015. Scorpion Sheds ‘Tail’ to Escape: Consequences and Implications of Autotomy in Scorpions (Buthidae: Ananteris). PLOS ONE. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0116639.

BRAGAGNOLO, C.; M. HARA; R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA. 2015. A new family of Gonyleptoidea from South America (Opiliones, Laniatores). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 173: 296-319. DOI: 10.1111/zoj.12207.

2014

BRUNO, J.M. & R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA. 2014. Taxonomic revision of Parampheres (Arachnida: Opiliones: Gonyleptidae). Zoologia, 31: 541-556. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1984-46702014000600003 

HUDSON, L. et al. (J. CABRA-GARCÍA is one of the coauthors). 2014. The PREDICTS database: a global database of how local terrestrial biodiversity responds to human impacts. Ecology and Evolution DOI: 10.1002/ece3.1303.

PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R.; C. BRAGAGNOLO, A.L. TOURINHO. 2014. Three new species of Thrasychiroides Soares & Soares, 1947 from Brazilian Mountains (Opiliones, Eupnoi, Neopilionidae). Zootaxa, 869:469-82. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3869.4.9

GUADANUCCI, J.P.L. 2014. Theraphosidae phylogeny: relationships of the ‘Ischnocolinae’ genera (Araneae, Mygalomorphae). Zoologica Scripta, 43(5): 508-518. DOI: 10.1111/zsc.12065

PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R.; C. BRAGAGNOLO; F.P.L. MARQUES; M. ANTUNES JUNIOR; . 2014. Phylogeny of harvestmen family Gonyleptidae inferred from a multilocus approach (Arachnida: Opiliones). Cladistics, 30: 519-539. DOI: 10.1111/cla.12065

GAINETT, G.; P. SHARMA; R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA; G. GIRIBET; R.H. WILLEMART. 2014. Walk it off: predictive power of appendicular characters toward inference of higher-level relationships in Laniatores (Arachnida: Opiliones). Cladistics, 30: 120-138. DOI: 10.1111/cla.12029

HARA, M.; R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA; O. VILLARREAL-MANZANILLA. 2014. Revision of the cranaid genera Phalangodus, Iquitosa and Aguaytiella (Opiliones: Laniatores: Gonyleptoidea). Zootaxa, 3814: 567-580. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3814.4.8

2013

GUADANUCCI, J.P.L. & I. WENDT. 2013. Revision of the spider genus Ischnocolus Ausserer, 1871 (Mygalomorphae: Theraphosidae: Ischnocolinae). Journal of Natural History, 1-16. DOI:10.1080/00222933.2013.809492

OCHOA, J.A.; F. ROJAS-RUNJAIC; R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA & L. PRENDINI. 2013. Systematic revision of the Neotropical scorpion genus Chactopsis Kraepelin, 1912 (Chactoidea: Chactidae), with descriptions of two new genera and four new species. Bulletin of American Museum of Natural History, 378. AMNH Digital Library

PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R. & H. YAMAGUTI. 2013. Paecilaema batman, a new species of Brazilian troglophilous harvestmen that exhibit a remarkable color pattern variation (Opiliones, Cosmetidae). Zoologia, 30: 441-446. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590 /S1984-46702013000400011 

SILVA, M.P., M.R. HARA & R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA. 2013. Revision of the Chilean genus Fonckia (Opiliones, Gonyleptidae, Pachylinae). Zoologia, 30: 227-237. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1984-46702013000200014 

CORONATO-RIBEIRO, A.; R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA; C.A. RHEIMS. 2013. Catalogue of Opiliones (Arachnida) types deposited in the Arachnida and Myriapoda collection of the Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, Brazil. Zootaxa, 3637: 501. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/taxa/Opiliones.html

CORONATO-RIBEIRO, A.; R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA; C.A. RHEIMS. 2013. A new species of Imeri (Opiliones: Stygnidae: Heterostygninae) from the Brazilian Amazon. Zoologia, 30: 329-332. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1984-46702013000300011 

2012

OCHOA, J.A & R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA. 2012. On the taxonomic status of Chactas camposi Mello–Leitão, 1939 (Scorpiones, Chactidae). Zootaxa, 3210: 61-68. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/taxa/Scorpiones.html

BRAGAGNOLO, C. & R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA. 2012. Systematic review of Promitobates Roewer 1913 and cladistic analysis of Mitobatinae Simon 1879 (Arachnida, Opiliones, Gonyleptidae). Zootaxa, 3308:1-48. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/taxa/Opiliones.html

DaSILVA, M.B. & R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA. 2012. Descriptions of Thereza murutinga sp.nov. and Pristocnemis caipira sp.n., and new records of Caelopyginae (Opiliones, Laniatores, Gonyleptidae). Zootaxa, 3317: 25-38. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/taxa/Opiliones.html

RESENDE, L.A., R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA & C. BRAGAGNOLO. 2012. Diversity of harvestmen (Arachnida: Opiliones) of Parque da Onça Parda, southeastern Brazil. Iheringia, 102(1): 99-105. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0073-47212012000100014 

PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R.; A. BENEDETTI; E. VASCONCELOS & M.R. HARA. 2012. New systematic assignments in Gonyleptoidea (Arachnida, Opiliones, Laniatores). Zookeys, 198: 25-68. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.198.2337

PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R. & A.L TOURINHO. 2012. Two new genera, ten new species and new records of Amazonian Stygnidae Simon, 1879 (Opiliones: Laniatores). Zootaxa, 3340: 1-28. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/taxa/Opiliones.html

POLYDORO, N.S & R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA. 2012. New species of Fissiphallius Martens, 1988 of Brazil and geographical distribution of Fissiphaliidae (Arachnida, Opiliones). Zootaxa, 3583: 77-82. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/taxa/Opiliones.html

HARA, M.R., R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA & A.B. KURY. 2012. Revision of Nanophareus, a mysterious harvestman genus from Chile, with description of three new species (Opiliones: Laniatores: Gonyleptidae). Zootaxa, 3579:37-66. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/taxa/Opiliones.html

PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R. & R. ANDRADE. 2012. A new species of Cryptocellus (Arachnida, Ricinulei) from Eastern Amazonia. Zoologia, 29: 474-478. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1984-46702012000500012 

RESENDE, L.A., R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA & C. BRAGAGNOLO. 2012. The harvestmen fauna (Arachnida: Opiliones) of the Parque Estadual Carlos Botelho, and the Floresta Nacional de Ipanema, São Paulo, Brazil. BiotaNeotropica, 12: 1-10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1676-06032012000400016 

2011

GUADANUCCI, J.P.L. 2011. Cladistic analysis and biogeography of the genus Oligoxystre Vellard, 1924 (Araneae; Mygalomorphae; Theraphosidae). The Journal of Arachnology, 39: 320-326. http://dx.doi.org/10.1636/CA10-81.1

PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R.  & M.R. HARA. 2011. Redescription of Platygyndes Roewer 1943, a false Gonyleptidae, (Arachnida, Opiliones, Cosmetidae). ZooKeys, 143: 1–12. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.143.1916

PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R. & A.B. BONALDO. 2011. Species Relationships in the Neotropical Genus Phareicranaus Roewer 1913 (Opiliones: Cranaidae): Two New Species and new Data from Penial Morphology. Zootaxa, 3135: 1–34. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/taxa/Opiliones.html

DaSILVA, M.B. & R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA. 2011. A história biogeográfica da Mata Atlântica: opiliões (Arachnida) como modelo para sua inferência). In: Carvalho & Almeida. Biogeografia da América do Sul: padrões e processos. Editora Roca p. 221-238.

2010

DaSILVA, M.B., R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA & G. GIRIBET. 2010. Canga renatae, a new genus and species of Cyphophthalmi from Brazilian Amazon caves (Opiliones: Neogoveidae). Zootaxa, 2508: 45-55. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/taxa/Opiliones.html

POMINI, A.M., G. MACHADO; R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA ; A.J. Marsaioli. 2010. Lines of defense in the harvestman Hoplobunus mexicanus (Arachnida: Opiliones): stridulation, thanatosis and irritant chemicals. Biochemistry Systematics and Ecology, 38:300-308. doi:10.1016/j.bse.2010.03.003

DaSILVA, M.B. & R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA. 2010. Systematic review and cladistic analysis of the subfamily Hernandariinae (Opiliones, Gonyleptidae). Zoologia, 27(4): 577-646. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1984-46702010000400010

HARA M.R. & R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA. 2010. Systematic review and cladistic analysis of the genus Eusarcus Perty 1833 (Arachnida, Opiliones, Gonyleptidae). Zootaxa, 268: 1-136. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/taxa/Opiliones.html

PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R. & C. BRAGAGNOLO. 2010. Review of the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest harvestman Longiperna (Opiliones, Gonyleptidae, Mitobatinae). Zoologia, 27(6): 993-1007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1984-46702010000600023

PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R. & C. BRAGAGNOLO. 2010. Systematic revision and cladistic analysis of the Brazilian subfamily Sodreaninae (Opiliones: Gonyleptidae). Invertebrate systematics, 29(6): 509-538. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/IS10030

2009

SANTOS, A.J. & R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA. 2009. A new micro-whip scorpion species from Brazilian Amazonia (Arachnida: Schizomida: Hubbardiidae), with the description of a new putative synapomorphy for Uropygi. Journal of Arachnology, 37(1): 39-44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1636/H07-80.1

OUTEDA-JORGE, S; T. MELLO & R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA. 2009. Litter size, effects of maternal body size, and date of birth in South American scorpions (Arachnida: Scorpiones). Zoologia, 26(1): 43-53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1984-46702009000100008

BONALDO, A.B.; L.S. CARVALHO; R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA; A. TOURINHO; L.T. MIGLIO; D. CANDIANNI; N.F. HUNG; N. ABRAHIM; B.V.B. RODRIGUES; A.D. BRESCOVIT; R. SATURNINO; N.C. BASTOS; S.C. DIAS; B.J.F. SILVA; J.M.B. PEREIRA-FILHO; C.A. RHEIMS; S.M. LUCAS; D. POLOTOW; G. RUIZ; R. INDICATTI. 2009 . Inventário e história natural dos aracnídeos da Floresta Nacional de Caxiuanã. In: LISBOA, P. L. B. (Org.). Caxiuanã: desafios para a conservação de uma Floresta Nacional na Amazônia. Belém: Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, p. 577-621.

BRAGAGNOLO, C. & R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA. 2009. Os opiliões. In: Lopes, M.I.M. S.; M. Kirizawa & M.M.R.F. Melo (eds). A Reserva Biologica do Alto da Serra de Paranapiacaba. Instituto Florestal. p. 525-536.

DaSILVA, M.B. & P. GNASPINI. 2009. A systematic revision of Goniosomatinae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Gonyleptidae), with a cladistic analysis and biogeographical notes. Invertebrate Systematics, 23: 530-624. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/IS09022

YAMAGUTI, H.Y. & R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA. 2009. Taxonomic review of Bourguyiinae, cladistic analysis and a new hypothesis of biogeographic relationships of the Brazilian Atlantic Rain Forest (Arachnida: Opiliones, Gonyleptidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 156: 318-362. DOI:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00484.x

PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R & L.S. CARVALHO. 2009. A new species of Sickesia (Opiliones: Laniatores: Stygnidae:) and new records for the state of Piauí, Brazil. Zoologia 26 (2): 337-342. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1984-46702009005000001.

PINTO-DA-ROCHA R. & O. VILLARREAL-MANZANILLA. 2009. Cladistic analysis of the Stygninae and description of a new species of Protimesius Roewer, 1913 of Brazil (Opiliones: Stygnidae). Zootaxa, 2176, 48-56. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/taxa/Opiliones.html

PINTO-DA-ROCHA R. & M.R. HARA. 2009. New familial assignments for three species of Neotropical harvestmen (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores). Zootaxa, 2241: 33-46. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/taxa/Opiliones.html

BRAGAGNOLO, C. & R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA. 2009. Review of the Brazilian harvestman genus Roeweria Mello-Leitão, 1923 (Opiliones: Gonyleptidae). Zootaxa, 2270: 39-52. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/taxa/Opiliones.html

2008

HARA, M.R. & R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA. 2008. A new species of Brazilian troglobitic harvestman of the genus Iandumoema (Opiliones: Gonyleptidae). Zootaxa, 1744:50-58. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/taxa/Opiliones.html

KURY, A.B. & R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA. 2008. First record of Stygnidae for the state of Espirito Santo and description of a new Protimesius (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores). Revista brasileira de Zoologia, 25(2): 319-322. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0101-81752008000200020

INDICATTI, R.P.; S.M. LUCAS; J.P.L. GUADANUCCI; F.U. YAMAMOTO. 2008. Revalidation and revision of the genus Magulla Simon 1892 (Araneae, Mygalomoprhae, Theraphosidae). Zootaxa, 1814: 21-36. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/taxa/Araneae.html

HARA, M.R. & R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA. 2008 A new species and new distribution records of Pickeliana (Opiliones: Laniatores: Stygnidae). Revista brasileira de Zoologia, 25(3): 515-522. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0101-81752008000300019

 2007

PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R.; G. MACHADO & G. GIRIBET (eds). 2007. Harvestmen: The Biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press. 597 p.

SHULTZ, J.W. & R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA. 2007. Morphology and functional anatomy. In: R. Pinto-da-Rocha, G. Machado & G. Giribet (eds). Harvestmen: The biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press. p. 14-61.

PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R. & J. GRUBER. 2007. Caddidae Banks, 1893. In: R. Pinto-da-Rocha, G. Machado & G. Giribet (eds). Harvestmen: The biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press. p. 115-118.

PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R. & A.B. KURY. 2007. Agoristenidae Silhavý, 1973. In: R. Pinto-da-Rocha, G. Machado & G. Giribet (eds). Harvestmen: The biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press. p. 171-173.

PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R. 2007. Guasiniidae González-Sponga, 1997. In: R. Pinto-da-Rocha, G. Machado & G. Giribet (eds). Harvestmen: The biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press. p. 204-205.

KURY, A.B. & R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA. 2007. Cosmetidae Koch, 1839. In: R. Pinto-da-Rocha, G. Machado & G. Giribet (eds). Harvestmen: The biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press. P.182-185,

PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R. & A.B. KURY. 2007. Cranaidae Roewer, 1913. In: R. Pinto-da-Rocha, G. Machado & G. Giribet (eds). Harvestmen: The biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press. P.185-188.

KURY, A.B. & R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA. 2007. Gonyleptidae Sundeval, 1833. In: R. Pinto-da-Rocha, G. Machado & G. Giribet (eds). Harvestmen: The biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press. P.196-203.

PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R. 2007. Fissiphalliidae Martens, 1988. In: R. Pinto-da-Rocha, G. Machado & G. Giribet (eds). Harvestmen: The biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press. P.194-196.

COKENDOPHER, J., N. TSURUSAKI, A.L. TOURINHO, C. TAYLOR, J. GRUBER & R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA. 2007. Eupnoi. Historical systematic synopsis. In: R. Pinto-da-Rocha, G. Machado & G. Giribet (eds). Harvestmen: The biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press. p. 108-114.

PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R. 2007. Key to Laniatores families. In: R. Pinto-da-Rocha, G. Machado & G. Giribet (eds). Harvestmen: The biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press. p. 168-171.

MACHADO, G., R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA & G. GIRIBET. 2007. What are harvestmen? In: R. Pinto-da-Rocha, G. Machado & G. Giribet (eds). Harvestmen: The biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press. p. 1-13.

PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R. 2007. Stygnidae Simon, 1879. In: R. Pinto-da-Rocha, G. Machado & G. Giribet (eds). Harvestmen: The biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press. p. 226-229.

PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R. & G. GIRIBET. 2007. Taxonomy. In: R. Pinto-da-Rocha, G. Machado & G. Giribet (eds). Harvestmen: The biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press. p. 88-92.

DaSILVA, M.B. ; KURY, A.B. 2007. A remarkable new species of Multumbo showing sexual dimorphism, with the transfer of Multumbo and Piassagera to the Hernandariinae (Opiliones, Gonyleptidae). Zootaxa, 1558: 29-37. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/taxa/Opiliones.html

GUADANUCCI, J.P.L.; S.M. LUCAS; R.P. INDICATTI; F.U. YAMAMOTO. 2007. Description of Guyruita gen.n. and two new species (Ischnocolinae, Theraphosidae). Revista Brasileira de Zoologia, 24: 991-996. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0101-81752007000400015

GUADANUCCI, J.P.L. 2007 . Revision of the Neotropical spider genus Oligoxystre Vellard, 1924 (Theraphosidae, Ischnocolinae). Zootaxa,1555: 1-20. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/taxa/Araneae.html

YAMAMOTO, F.U.; S.M. LUCAS; J.P.L. GUADANUCCI; R.P. INDICATTI. 2007. Revision of the genus Tmesiphantes Simon (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae). Revista Brasileira de Zoologia, 24: 971-980.http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0101-81752007000400013

PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R. & A.B. BONALDO. 2007. A new species of Cryptocellus (Arachnida, Ricinulei) from Oriental Amazonia. Zootaxa, 1380: 47-51.http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/taxa/Ricinulei.html

BONALDO, A.B.; & R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA. 2007. A new species of Surazomus (Arachnida: Schizomida) from Brazilian Oriental Amazonia. Revista Brasileira de Zoologia, 24(2): 323-326.http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0101-81752007000200009

BONALDO, A.B.; M.A. MARQUES & R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA. 2007. Species Richness and Structure of Arboreal Spiders Assemblages in Three Types of Forest Fragments at Banhado Grande Wet Plain, Gravataí River, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Iheringia, 97(2): 143-151. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0073-47212007000200003

PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R.; C.O. ARAÚJO; J.A.P. BARREIROS & A.B. BONALDO. 2007. Scorpiones (Arachnida), Estação Científica Ferreira Penna and Juruti Plateau, Pará, Brazil. Checklist, 3(2): 1-6.http://www.checklist.org.br/archive?vol=3&num=2

BRAGAGNOLO, C., A.A. NOGUEIRA, R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA & R. PARDINI. 2007. Harvestmen in an Atlantic forest fragmented landscape: evaluating assemblage response to habitat quality and quantity. Biological Conservation, 139: 389-400. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2007.07.008

CASSIMIRO, J.; R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA & M.T. RODRIGUES. 2007. Tropidurus torquatus (Lagartixa, Collared Lizard) tail as food. Herpetological Review, 38 (4): 464-465.

2006

ALMEIDA-NETO, M.; G. MACHADO; R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA & A.A. GIARETTA. 2006. Harvestman (Arachnida: Opiliones) species distribution along three Neotropical elevational gradients: an alternative rescue effect to explain Rapoport’s rule? Journal of Biogeography, 33: 361-375. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2005.01389.x

NOGUEIRA, A.M.; R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA & A.D. BRESCOVIT. 2006. Comunidade de aranhas orbitelas (Araneae, Arachnida) na região da Reserva do Morro Grande, Cotia, São Paulo, Brasil. Biota Neotropica, 6: 1-24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1676-06032006000200010

YAMAGUTI, H. & R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA. 2006. Ecology of Thestylus aurantiurus of the Parque Estadual da Serra da Cantareira, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Scorpiones, Bothriuridae). Journal of Arachnology, 36(1): 214-220. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1636/T04-37.1

VILLARREAL-MANZANILLA, O. & R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA. 2006. Five new species of Protimesius (Opiliones: Stygnidae) from Brazil. Zootaxa, 1325: 219-233. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/taxa/Opiliones.html

PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R. & A.B. BONALDO. 2006. A structured Inventory of Harvestmen (Arachnida, Opiliones) at Juruti River Plateau, State of Pará, Brazil. Revista Ibérica de Aracnologia, 13: 123-130. R.I.A.

METZGER, J.P. ; L.F. ALVES; R. PARDINI; M. DIXO; A.A. NOGUEIRA; M.F.F. NEGRAO; A.C. MARTENSEN; E.L.M CATHARINO. 2006. Características ecológicas e implicações para a conservação da Reserva Florestal do Morro Grande. Biota Neotropica, 6(2). http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1676-06032006000200011 

2005

HARA, M.R. ; A. J. CAVALHEIRO; P. GNASPINI; D. SANTOS. 2005. A comparative analysis of the chemical nature of defensive secretions of Gonyleptidae (Arachida: Opiliones: Laniatores). Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, 33(12): 1210-1225. doi:10.1016/j.bse.2005.07.012

GUADANUCCI, J.P.L. 2005. Tarsal scopula significance in Ischnocolinae phylogenetics (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae). The Journal of Arachnology, 33: 456-467. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1636/04-75.1

BERTOLA, P.B.; C.C. AIRES; S.A. FAVORITO; G. GRACIOLI; M. AMAKU & R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA. 2005. Bat flies (Diptera: Streblidae, Nycteribiidae) parasitic on bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) at Parque Estadual da Cantareira, São Paulo, Brazil: parasitism rates and host-parasite associations. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 100(1): 25-32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0074-02762005000100005

LEONARDUCCI, A.R.I.P.; R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA & S.M. LUCAS. 2005 Descrição de uma nova espécie de Rhopalurus Thorell, 1876 (Scorpiones, Buthidae) do nordeste brasileiro. BiotaNeotropica, 5 (vol. Esp.): 1-8.http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1676-06032005000200015

BARREIROS, J.A.P.; R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA & A.B. BONALDO. 2005 Abundância e fenologia de Cryptocellus simonis Hansen & Sorensen, 1904 (Ricinulei, Arachnida) na serapilheira do Bosque Rodrigues Alves, Belém, Pará, Brasil, com a comparação de três técnicas de coleta. BiotaNeotropica, 5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1676-06032005000200006

CASTANHO, L.M. & R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA. 2005. Harvestmen (Opiliones: Gonyleptidae) predating on treefrogs (Anura: Hylidae). Revista Ibérica de Aracnologia, 11: 43-45. R.I.A.

PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R.; C. BRAGAGNOLO & M.B. DaSILVA. 2005. Faunistic similarity and historic biogeography of the harvestmen of southern and southeastern Atlantic Rain Forest of Brazil. Journal of Arachnology, 33(2): 290-299. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1636/04-114.1

2004

BRESCOVIT, A.D., R. BERTANI, R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA & C.A. RHEIMS. 2004. Aracnídeos da Estação Ecológica de Juréia-Itatins (EEJI): Inventário preliminar e dados sobre história natural (Arachnida). In: O.V.A. Marques & W. Duleba, Ambiente, fauna e flora da Estação Ecológica Juréia/Itatins. P.196-219. Editora Holos.

MARTINS, E.G.; V. BONATO, G. MACHADO, R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA. & L.S. ROCHA 2004. Description and ecology of a new species of sun spider (Arachnida: Solifugae) from the Brazilian Cerrado. Journal of Natural History, 38: 2361-2375. DOI:10.1080/00222930310001647343

NIERI-BASTOS, F.A; D.M. BARROS-BATESTI; P. LINARDI; M. AMAKU; A.MARCILI; S.E. FAVORITO & R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA. 2004. Ectoparasites of wild rodents from Parque Estadual da Cantareira (Pedra Grande Nuclei), São Paulo, Brazil. Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 13(1): 29-35.

PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R. 2004. A new species of Fissiphalliidae from Brazilian Amazon Rain Forest (Arachnida: Opiliones). Zootaxa, 640: 1-6. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/taxa/Opiliones.html

MESTRE, L.A. & R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA. 2004. Populational dynamics of an isolated population of the harvestmen Ilhaia cuspidata (Opiliones; Gonyleptidae) in an Araucaria Forest fragment (Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil). Journal of Arachnology, 32 (2): 208-220. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1636/M02-61

GUADANUCCI, J.P.L. & R.P. INDICATTI. 2004. Redescription of Fufius funebris Vellard, 1924 and description of Fufius lucasae sp. n. with comments on Ctenochelus maculatus Mello-Leitão, 1923 (Mygalomorphae, Cyrtaucheniidae). Revista Ibérica de Aracnología, 10: 255-259. R.I.A.

GUADANUCCI, J.P.L. 2004. Description of Catumiri n. gen. and three new species (Theraphosidae: Ischnocolinae). Zootaxa, 671: 1-14. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/taxa/Araneae.html

2003

BRAGAGNOLO, C. & R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA. 2003. Diversidade de opiliões no Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos, Brasil. Biota Neotropica, 3(1): 1-18.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1676-06032003000100009

BONALDO, A.B. & R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA. 2003. On a new species of Cryptocellus from Brazilian Amazon (Arachnida, Ricinulei). Revista Ibérica de Aracnologia, 7: 103-108. R.I.A.

YAMAGUTI, H. & R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA. 2003. Taxonomic review of the genus Thestylus Simon, 1880 (Scorpiones, Bothriuridae). Revista Ibérica de Aracnologia, 7: 157-171. R.I.A.

PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R. & A.B. KURY. 2003. Phylogenetic analysis of Santinezia with description of five new species (Opiliones, Laniatores, Cranaidae). Journal of Arachnology, 31(2): 173-208.doi:http://dx.doi.org10.16360161-8202(2003)031[0173:PAOSWD]2.0.CO;2

PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R. & A.B. KURY. 2003. Third species of Guasiniidae (Opiliones, Laniatores) with comments of the familial relationships. Journal of Arachnology, 31(3): 394-399.doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1636/H02-59

2002

KURY, A.B. & R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA. 2002. Opiliones. In: J.Adis (ed.) Amazonian Arachnida and Diplopoda. Keys for the identification to classes, orders, families, some genera, and list of know species. P. 345-362. Pensoft Ed.

PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R.; G. MACHADO & P. WEYGOLDT. 2002. Two new species of Charinus Simon, 1892 from Brazil with biological notes (Arachnida; Amblypygi; Charinidae). Journal of Natural History, 36 (1): 107-118. DOI:10.1080/00222930110110152

PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R. 2002. Systematic review and cladistic analysis of the Caelopyginae (Opiliones: Gonyleptidae). Arquivos de Zoologia, 36(4): 579-685.

FIRMO, C.L. & R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA. 2002. A new species of Pseudotrogulus Roewer and assignment of the genus to the Hernandariinae (Opiliones, Gonyleptidae). Journal of Arachnology, 30(1): 158-161. doi:http://dx.doi.org10.16360161-8202(2002)030[0173:ANSOPR]2.0.CO;2

PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R.; A.D. BRESCOVIT; T.R. GASNIER; F.B. APOLINÁRIO. 2002. Broteochactas fei, a new scorpion species (Scorpiones, Chactidae) from Brazilian Amazonia, with notes on its abundance and association with termites. Revista Ibérica de Aracnologia, 6: 195-202. R.I.A.

ADIS, J.; A. BONALDO; A.D. BRESCOVIT, R. BERTANI; J.C. COKENDOLPHER; B. CONDÉ; A.B. KURY; W.R. LOURENÇO; V. MAHNERT; R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA; N.I. PLATNICK; J.R. REDDELL; C.A RHEIMS; L.S. ROCHA; M. ROWLAND; S. WOAS & P. WEYGOLDT. 2002. Arachnida at Reserva Ducke, Central Amazônia/Brazil. Amazoniana, 17(1/2): 1-14.

2001

MACHADO, G.; R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA & A GIARETTA. 2001. Notes on the taxonomy and biology of the Neotropical Harvestmen Goniosoma catarina, sp.n. (Opiliones, Gonyleptidae). Revista Ibérica de Aracnologia, 4: 17-22. R.I.A.

ROCHA, L.F.S.; G. SESSEGOLO; & R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA. 2001. Análise dos impactos ambientais do Gasoduto Brasil/Bolívia na Gruta da Ermida, Almirante Tamandaré/PR. In: ROCHA, L.F.S.; K.L. OLIVEIRA & G.C. SESSEGOLO (eds.). Conservando Cavernas. Quinze anos de Espeleologia. GEEP-Açungui. Curitiba. p. 91-104.

PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R.; G. SESSEGOLO 2001. Estudo da fauna da Gruta de São Miguel I, Serra da Bodoquena (MS), como subsídio para o plano de manejo. In: ROCHA, L.F.S.; K.L. OLIVEIRA & G.C. SESSEGOLO (eds.). Conservando Cavernas. Quinze anos de Espeleologia. GEEP-Açungui. Curitiba. p.123-134.

PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R.; G. SESSEGOLO & E. SIPINSKI. 2001. A fauna das Grutas de Botuverá, Santa Catarina, Brasil. In: ROCHA, L.F.S.; K.L. OLIVEIRA & G.C. SESSEGOLO (eds.). Conservando Cavernas. Quinze anos de Espeleologia. GEEP-Açungui. Curitiba. p.135-153.

SESSEGOLO; V. THEULEN; L.F.S. ROCHA & R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA. 2001. Conservação e manejo da Gruta da Lancinha, Rio Branco do Sul/PR. In: ROCHA, L.F.S.; K.L. OLIVEIRA & G.C. SESSEGOLO (eds.). Conservando Cavernas. Quinze anos de Espeleologia. GEEP-Açungui. Curitiba. p.173-194.

2000

PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R. 2000. Ubatubesia amplicoxae, a new species of Gonyleptinae (Opiliones: Gonyleptidae). Aracnologia, 29: 1-4.

PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R. 2000. A new species of Protimesius (Opiliones: Stygnidae). Aracnologia, 28: 1-4.

TRAJANO, E; S.I. GOLOVATCH; J.J. GEOFFROY; R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA & C. FONTANETTI. 2000. Synopsis of Brazilian cave-dwelling millipedes (Diplopoda). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 41 (18): 259-287.

LOURENÇO, W. & R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA. 2000. Additions to knowledge of the Chactidae scorpions of Brazilian Amazonia. Amazoniana, 16 (1/2): 259-272.

PINTO-DA-Rocha, R. & W. Lourenço. 2000. Two new species of Tityus (Scorpiones, Buthidae) from Brazilian Amazonia. Revue Arachnologique, 13(13): 187-195.

1999

PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R. 1999. Opiliones. In: Brandão, C. R. F. & Cancello, E. M. (eds) Invertebrados Terrestres. vol. V. Biodiversidade do Estado de São Paulo. Síntese do conhecimento ao final do século XX (Joly, C. A. & Bicudo, C. E. M. orgs). São Paulo, FAPESP. p. 35-44.

1997

PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R. 1997. Systematic review of the family Stygnidae (Opiliones: Laniatores; Gonyleptoidea). Arquivos de Zoologia, 33(4): 179-358.

KURY, A.B. & R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA. 1997. Notes on Progonyleptoidellus and Iporangaia Mello-Leitão (Arachnida: Opiliones: Gonyleptidae). Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, 41(1): 109-115.

LOURENÇO, W. & R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA. 1997. A reappraisal of the geographical distribution of the genus Rhopalurus Thorell, 1876 (Scorpiones, Buthidae) and description of two new species. Biogeographica, 73(4): 181-191.

1996

PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R. 1996. Notes on Vima insignis Hirst, 1912, revalidation of Trinella Goodnight & Goodnight, 1947 with description of three new species (Arachnida, Opiliones, Agoristenidae). Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, 40(2): 317-325.

PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R. 1996. Biological notes and population size of Pachylospeleus strinatii Šilhavý, 1974 in the Gruta das Areias de Cima, Iporanga southwestern Brazil (Arachnida; Opiliones Gonyleptidae). Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society, 10(5): 189-192.

PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R. 1996. Description of the male of Daguerreia inermis Soares & Soares, 1947, with biological notes on population size in the Gruta da Lancinha, Paraná, Brazil (Arachnida: Opiliones, Gonyleptidae). Revista Brasileira de Zoologia, 13(4): 833-842. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0101-81751996000400004

PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R. 1996. Iandumoema uai, a new genus and species of troglobitic harvestman from Brazil (Arachnida: Opiliones; Gonyleptidae). Revista Brasileira de Zoologia,13(4): 843-848. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0101-81751996000400005

BUCKUP, E.H. & R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA. 1996. On the males of Wagneriana roraima Levi, 1991 and W. yacuma Levi, 1991 (Araneae, Araneidae). Revista Brasileira de Zoologia, 13(4): 849-852. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0101-81751996000400006

PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R. 1996. Surazomus chavin, new species, first Schizomida described from Peru. Journal of Arachnology, 24(3): 265-267. JoA

MAURY, E.A.; R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA & J.J. MORRONE. 1996. Distribution of Acropsopilio chilensis Silvestri, 1904 in southern South America (Opiliones, Palpatores, Caddidae). Biogeographica, 72(3): 127-132.

PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R. 1996. A fauna das cavernas paranaenses da Província Espeleológica do Vale do Ribeira. In: Cavernas do Paraná: dez anos de espeleologia GEEP-Açungui. Grupo de Estudos Espeleológicos do Paraná – Açungui, Curitiba, p. 21-24

 1995

PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R. 1995. Sinopse da fauna cavernícola do Brasil (1907-1994). Papéis Avulsos Zoologia, 39(6): 61-172.

PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R. & H.E.M. SOARES, 1995. Revisão sistemática de Ogloblinia Canals, 1933 (Opiliones: Gonyleptidae, Pachylinae). Revista Brasileira Zoologia, 12(1): 55-65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0101-81751995000100009

PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R. 1995. Redescription of Stenostygnus pusio Simon and synonymy of Caribbiantinae with Stenostygninae (Opiliones: Laniatores, Biantidae). Journal of Arachnology, 23(3): 194-198. JoA

PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R. & E.H. BUCKUP. 1995. Wagneriana levii, a new species of Araneidae from Brazil (Arachnida: Araneae). Iheringia, 79: 159-161. BioStor

1994

PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R. 1994. A new species of Santinezia from Central Amazonia (Arachnida: Opiliones: Cranaidae). Andreas, Karlshuhe, 13: 29-32.

1993

PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R. 1993. Invertebrados Cavernícolas da Porção Meridional da Província Espeleológica do Vale do Ribeira, Sul do Brasil. Revista Brasileira de Zoologia, 10(2): 229-255. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0101-81751993000200005

1990

PINTO-DA-ROCHA. R. 1990. Stenostygnoides caliginosus, sp. n., primeiro registro de Stygnidae cavernícola (Opiliones, Laniatores). Boletim do Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi, Zoologia, 6(2): 121-126.

1989

PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R. & S.F. CARON. 1989. Catálogo do Material-Tipo da Coleção Aracnológica Rudolf Bruno Lange do Museu de História Natural “Capão da Imbuia”. Revista Brasileira de Biologia, 49(4): 1021-1029.