Parasironidae is a family of harvestmen with 7 described species.

The family shows a European distribution, with species found in the Mediterranean.

Name

Parasironidae is derived from the type genus Parasiro Hansen & Sørensen, 1904.

Species

Below is from "World Catalog of Opiliones" (as of early 2024, after transfer of Parasiro).

Cimmerosiro juberthiei Karaman, Mitov & Snegovaya, 2024 – Turkey Cimmerosiro krivolutskyi Karaman, Mitov & Snegovaya, 2024 – Georgia Cimmerosiro rhodiensis Karaman, Mitov & Snegovaya, 2024 – Greece

  • Ebrosiro Karaman, Mitov & Snegovaya, 2024

Ebrosiro coiffaiti (Juberthie, 1956) – Spain, France ("Ebro continental Block")

Parasiro corsicus (Simon, 1872) – France (Corsica)

Tirrenosiro axeli Karaman, Mitov & Snegovaya, 2024 – Italy Tirrenosiro minor (Juberthie, 1958) – France (Corsica), Italy (Sardinia)

See also

  • List of Cyphophthalmi species#Boreophthalmi

Sources

  • Pinto-da-Rocha, R., Machado, G. & Giribet, G. (eds.) (2007). Harvestmen – The Biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press, USA. ISBN 0-674-02343-9
  • Boyer, Sarah L.; Karaman, Ivo M. & Giribet, Gonzalo (2005): The genus Cyphophthalmus (Arachnida, Opiliones, Cyphophthalmi) in Europe: A phylogenetic approach to Balkan Peninsula biogeography. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 36(3): 554–567. doi:

External links

  • Media related to Parasironidae at Wikimedia Commons
  • Data related to Parasironidae at Wikispecies