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 text European Journal of Taxonomy 2024 2024-02-13 921 1 173 209 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.