Siro_(genus)

<i>Siro</i> (harvestman)

Siro (harvestman)

Genus of harvestmen/daddy longlegs

Siro is a genus of mite harvestmen in the family Sironidae with 7 described species (6 extant, 1 extinct).[1][2] All are found in Europe.[1][3][4]

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Description

The genus Siro was described by Latreille, 1795 with the type species Siro rubens Latreille, 1802 only later designated (by subsequent monotypy).[5]

Species

These 7 species (including one extinct species) belong to the genus Siro: (after Giribet & Shear, 2010)[5]


Many species once placed in Siro have since transferred to other genera, including:
To Arhesiro:

To Holosiro:

To Neosiro:

References

  1. [1]
    "Siro". Kury, A. et al. (2023). WCO-Lite: World Catalogue of Opiliones. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  2. [2]
    "Siro". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  3. [3]
    "Siro". iNaturalist. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  4. [4]
    "Siro". GBIF. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  5. [5]
    Giribet, G.; Shear, W.A. (2010). "The genus Siro Latreille, 1796 (Opiliones, Cyphophthalmi, Sironidae), in North America with a phylogenetic analysis based on molecular data and the description of four new species". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 160 (1): 1–33. doi:10.3099/0027-4100-160.1.1. S2CID 84838356.

Further reading

  • Pinto-da-Rocha, R., Machado, G. & Giribet, G. (eds.) (2007). Harvestmen – The Biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press, USA. ISBN 0-674-02343-9
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