Holosiro is a genus of mite harvestman in the family Sironidae.[1][2] It is found in North America, only in the USA, with one species in California, another in Oregon.[1][3][4][5]
| Holosiro | |
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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: | Holosiro Ewing, 1923 |
| Type species | |
| Holosiro acaroides Ewing, 1923
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| Species | |
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| Diversity | |
| 4 species | |
Description
editThe genus Holosiro was described by Ewing, 1923, with the type species Holosiro acaroides Ewing, 1923. For several years the genus was treated as a junior subjective synonym Siro Latreille, 1797.[6]
Species
editThese species belong to the genus Holosiro:
- Holosiro acaroides Ewing, 1923 – USA (Washington, Oregon, California)
- Holosiro calaveras (Giribet & Shear, 2010) – USA (California)
- Holosiro ewingi Karaman, 2022 – USA (Oregon)
- Holosiro shasta (Giribet & Shear, 2010) – USA (California)
Etymology
editThe genus is masculine, derived from Siro
References
edit- ^ a b "Holosiro". Kury, A. et al. (2023). WCO-Lite: World Catalogue of Opiliones. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ "Holosiro". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Holosiro". iNaturalist. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Holosiro". GBIF. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Holosiro species Information". BugGuide.net DEAD LINK. 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
