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, 1956Poland, Slovakia Siro crassus Novak & Giribet, 2006Slovenia Siro franzi Karaman & Raspotnig, 2022Austria Siro ozimeci Karaman, 2022Croatia Siro rubens Latreille, 1804France Siro valleorum Chemini, 1990Italy [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)
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Further reading
(eds.) (2007). Harvestmen – The Biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press, USA.
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