Troglosironidae

Troglosironidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones
Suborder: Cyphophthalmi
Superfamily: Sironoidea
Family: Troglosironidae
Shear, 1993
Genus: Troglosiro
Juberthie, 1979
Species

see text

Diversity
1 genus, 13 species

The Troglosironidae are a family of harvestmen with thirteen described species in a single genus, Troglosiro. Several species, including six undescribed ones, were collected around the island of New Caledonia, and more are expected to be found.[1]

Molecular data suggests that the Troglosironidae are related to Neogoveidae or Sironidae, but not to Pettalidae, as was proposed earlier.[1]

Troglosiro is endemic to New Caledonia. They are eyeless, small harvestman, 2.5 mm long at the most.[2] Despite their name, they do not live exclusively in caves; several species have been found in forest litter.[3]

Name

The name of the genus giving the family its name is a combination of Ancient Greek troglos "cave", and the harvestman genus Siro.

Species

Six species are already named, but not yet published:[4]

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 Sharma & Giribet, 2005
  2. ↑ Giribet, Gonzalo (2007): Troglosironidae Shear, 1993. In: Pinto-da-Rocha et al. 2007: 107f
  3. ↑ Shear 1993
  4. ↑ Cyphophthalmi checklist

References


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