Parasiro corsicus

Parasiro is a genus of harvestmen belonging to the family Parasironidae with one described species.^[1][2] It is found in Southwestern Europe.^[1][3][4]

Parasiro corsicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Opiliones
Suborder:	Cyphophthalmi
Family:	Parasironidae
Genus:	Parasiro Hansen & Sørensen, 1904
Type species
Cyphophthalmus corsicus Simon, 1872
Species
See text
Diversity
1 species

Description

The genus Parasiro was described by Hansen & Sørensen 1904, with the type species Cyphophthalmus corsicus Simon, 1872. The genus included three species for many years, but subsequently has been reduced back to just the single type species.^[5]

Species

This species belong to the genus Parasiro:

• Parasiro Hansen & Sørensen, 1904

• Parasiro corsicus (Simon, 1872) – France (Corsica)

Etymology

The genus is masculine.