Siro (harvestman)
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| A Sironidae from the USA once considered as Siro | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Opiliones |
| Family: | Sironidae |
| Genus: |
Siro Latreille, 1795 |
| Type species | |
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Siro rubens Latreille, 1802
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| Species | |
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See text |
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| Diversity | |
| 7 species (inc. 1 extinct) | |
Siro is a genus of mite harvestmen in the family Sironidae with 7 described species (6 extant, 1 extinct). All are found in Europe.
Description
The genus Siro was described by Latreille, 1795 with the type species Siro rubens Latreille, 1802 only later designated (by subsequent monotypy).
Species
These 7 species (including one extinct species) belong to the genus Siro: (after Giribet & Shear, 2010)
- Siro carpaticus Rafalski, 1956 – Poland, Slovakia
- Siro crassus Novak & Giribet, 2006 – Slovenia
- Siro franzi Karaman & Raspotnig, 2022 – Austria
- Siro ozimeci Karaman, 2022 – Croatia
- Siro rubens Latreille, 1804 – France
- Siro valleorum Chemini, 1990 – Italy
- [Also see † Siro platypedibus Dunlop & Giribet, 2003 (fossil, Bitterfield amber from Bitterfeld, Germany)]
Many species once placed in Siro have since transferred to other genera, including:
To Arhesiro:
- Siro clousi Giribet & Shear, 2010
- Siro sonoma Shear, 1980
To Holosiro:
- Siro acaroides (Ewing, 1923)
- Siro calaveras Giribet & Shear, 2010
- Siro shasta Giribet & Shear, 2010
To Neosiro:
- Siro boyerae Giribet & Shear, 2010
- Siro exilis Hoffman, 1963
- Siro kamiakensis (Newell, 1943)