Parasironidae fam. nov., a Cimmerian lineage of Mediterranean Cyphophthalmi (Opiliones), with the description of three new genera and four new species
Author
Karaman, Ivo M.
D9CB321F-9F51-44BD-94F4-C31AC71A2E84
Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 2, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.
ivo.karaman@dbe.uns.ac.rs
Author
Mitov, Plamen G.
51489928-7A87-4E5C-B8DD-2395534A0405
Department of Zoology and Anthropology, Faculty of Biology, University of Sofia, 8 Dragan Tsankov Blvd., 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria.
mitovplamen59@gmail.com
Author
Snegovaya, Nataly
A8192D8E-BC93-45ED-AA07-431185464EFA
Zoological Institute NAS of Azerbaijan, passage 1128, distr. 504, 1073 Baku, Azerbaijan.
snegovaya@yahoo.com
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European Journal of Taxonomy
2024
2024-02-13
921
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https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2427/10741
journal article
10.5852/ejt.2024.921.2427
2118-9773
10656519
675BD1B4-B0EA-4ED0-AEE0-033904DD9F39
Genus
Parasiro
Hansen & Sørensen, 1904
Parasiro
Hansen & Sørensen, 1904: 110
.
Parasiro
–
Roewer 1923: 54
;
1927: 266
. —
Hinton 1938: 332
. —
Juberthie 1958: 165
;
1970: 1382
. —
Giribet 2000: 57
;
2020: 68
. —
Karaman
2022: 56
.
Type
species
Cyphophthalmus corsicus
Simon, 1872
.
Included species
Only the
type
species,
Parasiro corsicus
(Simon, 1872)
.
Fig. 5.
Pedipalp coxae with bristle-like “sensilla” in
Sironidae
.
A–B
.
Siro rubens
Latreille, 1804
(CIK).
C–D
.
Cyphophthalmus serbicus
(Hadži, 1973) (CIK)
.
Diagnosis
Within the family it is clearly distinguished by the spermatopositor structure. Digiti mobiles mediales elongated, as well as terminal lobe; digiti mobiles laterales absent (
Juberthie 1958
: fig. 16). Ovipositor apical lobi elongated, twice as long as wide, terminal, subterminal and all three laterodistal setae elongated, of the same length (based on
Juberthie 1958
: fig. 15). Astragalus of legs I–II longer than calcaneus (
de Bivort & Giribet 2004
: figs 18k, 34k). CoXal lobi II (females?) with central tubercles (
de Bivort & Giribet 2004
: fig. 24k). Claws of legs I with teeth.