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''Tirrenosiro'' is a genus of harvestmen in the suborder
Cyphophthalmi Cyphophthalmi is a suborder of harvestmen, colloquially known as mite harvestmen. Cyphophthalmi comprises 36 genera, and more than two hundred described species. The six families are currently grouped into three infraorders: the Boreophthalmi, Sc ...
with two described species (as of 2024). Both species are found in Southern Europe.


Description

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


Species

These species belong to the genus ''Tirrenosiro'': * ''Tirrenosiro'' Karaman, Mitov & Snegovaya, 2024 :* '' Tirrenosiro axeli'' Karaman, Mitov & Snegovaya, 2024 Italy :* '' Tirrenosiro minor'' (Juberthie, 1958) France (Corsica), Italy (Sardinia)


Etymology

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


References


Further reading

* (eds.) (2007). ''Harvestmen – The Biology of Opiliones''. Harvard University Press, USA.


External links

* * Harvestmen {{improve categories, date=February 2024