Parasironidae Explained

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 Karaman, Mitov & Snegovaya, 2024

• 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 Hansen & Sørensen, 1904

• Parasiro corsicus (Simon, 1872) France (Corsica)
• Tirrenosiro Karaman, Mitov & Snegovaya, 2024

• Tirrenosiro axeli Karaman, Mitov & Snegovaya, 2024 Italy

• Tirrenosiro minor (Juberthie, 1958)France (Corsica), Italy (Sardinia)

See also

• List of Cyphophthalmi species#Boreophthalmi

Sources

• (eds.) (2007). Harvestmen – The Biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press, USA.
• (2005): The genus Cyphophthalmus (Arachnida, Opiliones, Cyphophthalmi) in Europe: A phylogenetic approach to Balkan Peninsula biogeography. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 36(3): 554–567.
• Checklist of the Cyphophthalmi species of the World