Arhesiro
| Arhesiro | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Opiliones |
| Suborder: | Cyphophthalmi |
| Infraorder: | Boreophthalmi |
| Family: | Sironidae |
| Genus: | Arhesiro Karaman, 2022 |
| Type species | |
| Siro clousi Giribet & Shear, 2010
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| Species | |
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| Diversity | |
| 2 species | |
Arhesiro is a genus of mite harvestman in the family Sironidae (as of 2023).[1][2] It is found in North America, only in the US, with one species in California, another in Oregon.[1][3][4][5]
Description
[edit]The genus Arhesiro was described by Karaman, 2022, with the type species Siro clousi Giribet & Shear, 2010.[6] Before then, the two included species Arhesiro clousi and Arhesiro sonoma were previously placed in Siro.
Species
[edit]These species belong to the genus Arhesiro Karaman, 2022:
- Arhesiro clousi (Giribet & Shear, 2010) – US (Oregon)
- Arhesiro sonoma (Shear, 1980) – US (Oregon)
Etymology
[edit]The genus is masculine, derived from Siro
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Arhesiro". Kury, A. et al. (2023). WCO-Lite: World Catalogue of Opiliones. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ "Arhesiro". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Arhesiro". iNaturalist. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Arhesiro ". GBIF. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Arhesiro species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ^ 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
[edit]- Pinto-da-Rocha, R., Machado, G. & Giribet, G. (eds.) (2007). Harvestmen – The Biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press, USA. ISBN 0-674-02343-9
