Parasironidae

Parasironidae is a family of harvestmen with 7 described species.^[1][2]

Parasironidae Temporal range: Palaeogene–present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Opiliones
Suborder:	Cyphophthalmi
Family:	Parasironidae Karaman, Mitov & Snegovaya, 2024
Diversity
4 genera, 7 species

The family shows a European distribution, with species found in the Mediterranean.^[1][3][4]

Name

Parasironidae is derived from the type genus Parasiro Hansen & Sørensen, 1904.^[5]

Species

Below is from "World Catalog of Opiliones" (as of early 2024, after transfer of Parasiro).^[1]

• Cimmerosiro Karaman, Mitov & Snegovaya, 2024

• Cimmerosiro juberthiei Karaman, Mitov & Snegovaya, 2024 – Turkey
• Cimmerosiro krivolutskyi Karaman, Mitov & Snegovaya, 2024 – Georgia
• Cimmerosiro rhodiensis Karaman, Mitov & Snegovaya, 2024 – Greece

• Ebrosiro Karaman, Mitov & Snegovaya, 2024

• Ebrosiro coiffaiti (Juberthie, 1956) – Spain, France ("Ebro continental Block")

• Parasiro Hansen & Sørensen, 1904

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

• Tirrenosiro Karaman, Mitov & Snegovaya, 2024

• Tirrenosiro axeli Karaman, Mitov & Snegovaya, 2024 – Italy
• Tirrenosiro minor (Juberthie, 1958) – France (Corsica), Italy (Sardinia)

See also

• List of Cyphophthalmi species#Boreophthalmi