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]

Arhesiro
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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
Species

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Diversity
2 species

Description

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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

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These species belong to the genus Arhesiro Karaman, 2022:

Etymology

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The genus is masculine, derived from Siro

References

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  1. ^ a b "Arhesiro". Kury, A. et al. (2023). WCO-Lite: World Catalogue of Opiliones. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Arhesiro". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Arhesiro". iNaturalist. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Arhesiro ". GBIF. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  5. ^ 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

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  • Pinto-da-Rocha, R., Machado, G. & Giribet, G. (eds.) (2007). Harvestmen – The Biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press, USA. ISBN 0-674-02343-9
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