Siro (harvestman)

Siro is a genus of mite harvestmen in the family Sironidae with 7 described species (6 extant, 1 extinct). All are found in Europe.

Description
The genus Siro was described by Latreille, 1795 with the type species Siro rubens Latreille, 1802 only later designated (by subsequent monotypy).

Species
These 7 species (including one extinct species) belong to the genus Siro: (after Giribet & Shear, 2010)


 * Siro carpaticus Rafalski, 1956 – Poland, Slovakia
 * Siro crassus Novak & Giribet, 2006 – Slovenia
 * Siro franzi Karaman & Raspotnig, 2022 – Austria
 * Siro ozimeci Karaman, 2022 – Croatia
 * Siro rubens Latreille, 1804 – France
 * Siro valleorum Chemini, 1990 – Italy
 * [Also see † Siro platypedibus Dunlop & Giribet, 2003 (fossil, Bitterfield amber from Bitterfeld, Germany)]

Many species once placed in Siro have since transferred to other genera, including:

To Arhesiro: To Holosiro: To Neosiro:
 * Siro clousi Giribet & Shear, 2010
 * Siro sonoma Shear, 1980
 * Siro acaroides (Ewing, 1923)
 * Siro calaveras Giribet & Shear, 2010
 * Siro shasta Giribet & Shear, 2010
 * Siro boyerae Giribet & Shear, 2010
 * Siro exilis Hoffman, 1963
 * Siro kamiakensis (Newell, 1943)