Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) recorded from Ireland: Catalogue, historical records, species habitats and geographical distribution, combinations, variations and synonyms Author Bolger, Thomas text Zootaxa 2017 2017-10-02 4328 1 1 174 journal article 31919 10.11646/zootaxa.4328.1.1 0cc3c3dc-24d1-49ea-b168-b04dfb963b3e 1175-5326 1000543 9D99B902-A360-4333-84Bc-3078C4Abbd16 Family Mycobatidae Grandjean 1954 Inigozetes Subías, 2000 · Inigozetes reticulatus Pérez-Íñigo, 1969 · Original name: Minunthozetes reticulatus Pérez-Íñigo, 1969 . · In: Eos , 44, 393. · Historical combinations/variations: Minunthozetes ( Inigozetes ) reticulatus (Pérez-Íñigo) Subías, 2004 . Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s : Soil and moss on soil surface in Sitka spruce forest (Arroyo and Bolger 2007); pastures, wetland pastures and blanket bogs (under rough grazing) (Arroyo et al. 2009a). Counties: Galway, Kerry, Laois, Mayo and Offaly. Minunthozetes Hull, 1916 · Minunthozetes pseudofusiger (Schweizer, 1922) · Original name: Oribata pseudofusiger Schweizer, 1922 . · In: Verhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Basel , 33, 59. · Historical combinations/variations: Punctoribates ( Minunthozetes ) pseudofusiger (Schweizer) Sellnick, 1928 ; Minunthozetes ( Minunthozetes ) pseudofusiger (Schweizer) Subías, 2004 . · Synonyms: (?) Punctoribates atomus Berlese, 1908 “sp. inq.”; Minunthozetes ( M. ) quadriareatus Mínguez, Subías and Ruiz, 1986 . Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s : Agricultural soil, grass and bracken. (Bolger In press) Counties: Mayo . · Minunthozetes semirufus (C.L. Koch, 1841) * · Original name: Zetes semirufus C.L. Koch, 1841 . · In: Deutschlands Crustaceen, Myriapoden und Arachniden , Vol. 31 (7). · Historical combinations/variations: Punctoribates ( Minunthozetes ) semirufus (C.L. Koch) Sellnick, 1928 ; Minunthozetes ( Minunthozetes ) semirufus (C.L. Koch) Subías, 2004 . · Synonyms: Oribata fusigera Michael, 1884 ; Punctoribates bicornis Berlese, 1908 ; Minunthozetes major Mihelčič, 1957. Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s : Gorse, pine needles, moss and Sphagnum , (Halbert 1915 and Halbert’s unpublished notes); agricultural grassland (Curry 1969, 1969b, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1976b; Valarasan 1971; Ganley 1976; O’Neill 1981; Arroyo et al. 2015; unpublished data); soil in Western hemlock and Monterey pine plots (unpublished data); Iris bog at seashore (Purvis 1982); cutaway raised bog and permanent pasture on peat (both soil and herbage) (Whelan 1978, 1985, 1986); funga sporocarps (unpublished data); pastures, corn, potatoes, barley, wheat and oats crops, broadleaved forest (Hawthorn and ash mixed wood, birch), Sitka spruce forests and blanket bogs (rough grazing) (Arroyo et al. 2009a); moss on soil in Scots pine forests (Arroyo and Bolger 2007; Arroyo et al. 2012, 2013b); raised bogs and fens (Wisdom et al. 2011); ant nests (Arroyo et al. 2015). Counties: Dublin , Cork , Galway , Kerry , Kildare , Laois , Louth , Limerick , Mayo , Meath , Monaghan , Offaly , Tipperary , Waterford , Wexford and Wicklow . · Minunthozetes tarmani Feider, Vasiliu and Călugăr, 1971 · Original name: Allozetes tarmani Feider et al. , 1971 . · In: Un nouveau genre et une nouvelle espèce de la famille Mycobatidae (Oribatei) . Revue Roumanie de Biologie, série de Zoologie , 16, 299–308. · Historical combinations/variations: Minunthozetes ( Minunthozetes ) tarmani (Feider et al .) Subías, 2004 . Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s : Fungal sporocarps (O’Connell 1994). Counties: Kilkenny . Mycobates Hull, 1916 · Mycobates parmeliae (Michael, 1884) * · Original name: Oribata parmeliae Michael, 1884 . · In: British Oribatidae . Vols. I and II. Ray Soc., London. 656 pp. · Historical combinations/variations: Notaspis parmeliae (Michael) Oudemans, 1900 ; Mycobates ( Mycobates ) parmeliae (Michael) Subías, 2004 . · Synonyms: Sphaerozetes ( Trichoribates ) lenicomus Berlese, 1910 ; Mycobates nadiji Paulitchenko, 1991 . Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s : Under lichens growing on large boulders on the seashore (Halbert 1915, 1920; Evans et al. 1961). Counties: Dublin . · Mycobates sarekensis (Trägårdh, 1910) · Original name: Oribata sarekensis Trägårdh, 1910 . · In: Acariden aus dem Sarekgebirge. Naturwissenschaftliche Untersuchungen des Sarekgebirges in Schwedisch-Lappland, 4, 375–586. · Historical combinations/variations: Calyptozetes sarekensis (Trägårdh) Thor, 1929 ; Mycobates ( Calyptozetes ) sarekensis (Trägårdh) Subías, 2004 . · Synonyms: Mycobates consimilis Hammer, 1952 . Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s : Lichen (Seyd 1992). Counties: Carlow . Punctoribates Berlese, 1908 · Punctoribates punctum (C.L. Koch, 1839) * · Original name: Oribates punctum C.L. Koch, 1839 . · In: Deutschlands Crustaceen, Myriapoden und Arachniden, 30 (22). · Historical combinations/variations: Punctoribates ( Punctoribates ) punctum (C.L. Koch) Subías, 2004 . · Synonyms: Oribata avenifera Michael, 1884 ; Punctoribates latilobatus Kunst, 1958 . Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s : Under limestone flakes and under stones a little above high-water mark (Halbert 1920; Evans et al. 1961); agricultural grassland (Curry 1969, 1976, 1979; Valarasan 1971; Cunningham 1975; Ganley 1976; Curry and Tuohy, 1978; Purvis 1978; Bolger 1980; Arroyo et al. 2015; unpublished data); bog and heather on peat (Longworth 1973); acid pet bog (Behan-Pelletier and Hill, 1983); cutaway raised bog (Whelan 1976; Curry and Momen 1988); permanent pasture on peat (Whelan 1976); sugar beet field (Breslin 1979; Curry and Purvis 1982); wheat field (Kelly and Curry 1985); pasture at seashore (Purvis 1982); pastures, Sitka spruce forests and arable field (Arroyo et al. 2009a); soil in Sitka spruce forests (Arroyo et al. 2012, 2013b); riparian habitat (unpublished data); ant nests (Arroyo et al. 2015). Counties: Dublin , Carlow , Galway , Kildare , Limerick , Mayo , Meath , Offaly , Waterford , Wexford and Wicklow . Zachvatkinibates Shaldybina, 1973 · Zachvatkinibates quadrivertex (Halbert, 1920) · Original name: Oribata quadrivertex Halbert, 1920 . · In: The Acarina of the seashore. Proceedings of the Roya. Irish Academy 35(B), 106-152. · Historical combinations/variations: Punctoribates quadrivertex (Halbert) Hammer, 1952 ; Zachvatkinibates ( Zachvatkinibates ) quadrivertex (Halbert) Subías, 2004 . · Synonyms: Punctoribates eoeryi Mahunka, 1972 . Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s : Under dead shells in a salt marsh, under stones lying on mud in streams and under stones on a grassy sward (Halbert 1920). Counties: Dublin and Galway .