Arhesiro
Genus of harvestmen/daddy longlegs
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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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Scientific classification  | |
| 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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See text | |
| Diversity | |
| 2 species | |
Description
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
These species belong to the genus Arhesiro Karaman, 2022:
- Arhesiro clousi (Giribet & Shear, 2010) – US (Oregon)
- Arhesiro sonoma (Shear, 1980) – US (Oregon)
Etymology
The genus is masculine, derived from Siro
