Holosiro
Genus of harvestmen/daddy longlegs
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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  | |
| 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 | |
| Species | |
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| Diversity | |
| 4 species | |
Description
The 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
These 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
The genus is masculine, derived from Siro
