A catalogue of the species of Mesostigmata (Arachnida, Acari, Parasitiformes) recorded from Ireland including information on their geographical distribution and habitats Author Bolger, Thomas Author Arroyo, Julio Author Piotrowska, Katarzyna text Zootaxa 2018 2018-11-12 4519 1 1 220 journal article 27974 10.11646/zootaxa.4519.1.1 8220491b-5980-4abe-b775-9fe2dada790d 1175-5326 2609574 2F1A769C-2649-462B-87E8-402F6A4AF35E Family Dermanyssidae Kolenati, 1859 Dermanyssus Dugès, 1834 Dermanyssus gallinae (de Geer, 1878) • Original name : Acarus gallinae de Geer, 1878 . • In : Mémoires pour servir à l’histoire des insects . Grefing & Hesselberg, Stockholm 7: 111. Irish Records : A ubiquitous parasite of poultry and wild birds and very common in Ireland , often seen at bird post mortems ad in submitted specimens (Head of Regional Veterinary Laboratories pers . comm .). Counties: Seems ubiquitous.