Tirrenosiro is a genus of harvestmen in the suborder Cyphophthalmi with two described species (as of 2024).[1][2] Both species are found in Southern Europe.[1][3][4]

Description

The genus Tirrenosiro was described by Karaman, Mitov & Snegovaya, 2024,[5] with the type species Parasiro minor Juberthie, 1958.

Species

These species belong to the genus Tirrenosiro:

  • Tirrenosiro Karaman, Mitov & Snegovaya, 2024

Etymology

The genus is masculine. The prefix is derived from the Tyrrhenian Sea, reflecting the distribution of the described species.[5] The suffix echos the name Siro, as a common suffix for several cyphophthalmid genera.

References

  1. ^ a b Kury, A. (2024). "Tirrenosiro". WCO-Lite 2.6: World Catalogue of Opiliones. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Tirrenosiro (PENDING DIRECT LINK)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Tirrenosiro". iNaturalist. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Tirrenosiro (PENDING DIRECT LINK)". Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  5. ^ a b Karaman, I.M.; Mitov, P.G.; Snegovaya, N.Y. (2024). "Parasironidae fam. nov., a Cimmerian lineage of Mediterranean Cyphophthalmi (Opiliones), with the description of three new genera and four new species". European Journal of Taxonomy (921): 173–209. doi:10.5852/ejt.2024.921.2427.

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
  • Data related to Tirrenosiro at Wikispecies
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tirrenosiro
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