Euzetidae Grandjean, 1954

Bolger, Thomas, 2017, Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) recorded from Ireland: Catalogue, historical records, species habitats and geographical distribution, combinations, variations and synonyms, Zootaxa 4328 (1), pp. 1-174 : 157

Family Euzetidae Grandjean, 1954

Euzetes Berlese, 1908

· Euzetes globulus (Nicolet, 1855) *

· Original name: Oribata globula Nicolet, 1855 .

· In: Archives du Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 7.

· Historical combinations/variations:

· Oribates globulus (Nicolet) Berlese, 1887 ; Notaspis globulus (Nicolet) Oudemans, 1900 .

· Synonyms: Oribata nitens Johnston, 1853 , “nom. praeoc.” by Gervais, 1844; Carabodes nitens Johnston, 1853 ; Oribates seminulum Oudemans, 1896 ; Murcia seminulum (Oudemans) Oudemans, 1905 ; Euzetes aterrimus Sellnick, 1928 ; Euzetes seminulum (Oudemans) Willmann, 1931 ; Euzetes nitens (Johnston) Osler et al., 2006 .

Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Moss, rotten wood and decayed fir cones and under stones on sea shore (Halbert 1907, 1915); agricultural grassland (Valarasan 1971; Curry 1973; Arroyo et al. 2015); fungal sporocarps (O’ Connell and Bolger 1997); woodland (Bolger In press); moss on soil in oak, ash, Scots pine and Sitka spruce forests (Arroyo et al. 2012, 2013b); riparian habitat (unpublished data). Counties: Clare, Dublin, Kerry, Kildare, Laois, Limerick, Mayo and Sligo.