Suctobelbidae Jacot, 1938

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 : 103-108

Family Suctobelbidae Jacot, 1938

Suctobelba Paoli, 1908

· Suctobelba trigona (Michael, 1888) *

· Original name: Notaspis trigona Michael, 1888 .

· In: British Oribatidae, Vols. I and II. Ray Soc., London. 656 pp.

· Historical combinations/variations: Dameosoma trigonum (Michael) Berlese, 1896 ; Suctobelba (Suctobelba) trigona (Michael) Subías, 2004 .

Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Sphagnum ( Halbert 1915) ; fungal sporocarps ( O’Connell 1994; unpublished data); pastures, Sitka spruce forests and blanket bogs (rough grazing) ( Arroyo et al. 2009a); Machair fixed (stable) dunes and Machair grassland (Arroyo and Bolger 2011); moss on soil in oak, Scots pine and Sitka spruce forests, moss in canopy in oak and Scots pine forests and soil in Scots pine and Sitka spruce forests ( Arroyo et al. 2012, 2013b); moss in canopy and moss on trunk in yew forest ( Arroyo et al. 2013c); agricultural grassland and ant nests ( Arroyo et al. 2015); canopy in ash forests (unpublished data). Counties: Clare, Cork, Galway, Kerry, Kilkenny, Limerick, Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo, Tipperary and Wicklow.

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Suctobelbella Jacot, 1937

· Suctobelbella acutidens (Forsslund, 1941) *

· Original name Suctobelba acutidens Forsslund, 1941 .

· In: Schwedische Arten der Gattung Suctobelba Paoli ( Acari, Oribatei ). Zoologiska Bidrag fran Uppsala, 20, 381–396.

· Historical combinations/variations: Suctobelbella (Suctobelbella) acutidens (Forsslund) Subías, 2004 .

· Synonyms: Dameosoma cornigerum Berlese, 1902 “sp. inq.”; Suctobelba tuberosa Mihelčič, 1956 ; Suctobelba brachyodon Mihelčič, 1958 ; Suctobelba perpendiculata Forsslund, 1958 ; Suctobelbella trichosa Bayoumi, 1979 .

Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Agricultural grassland (Curry 1969; Arroyo et al. 2015) dune, pasture, gorse bank and Salix ditch at seashore (Purvis 1982); Sitka spruce forests, raised bogs and blanket bogs (rough grazing) ( Arroyo et al. 2009a); Machair fore and fixed (stable) dunes (Arroyo and Bolger 2011); moss in canopy and moss on soil in oak forests, soil and moss on soil in Sitkas spruce forests and soil and canopy in Scots pine forests ( Arroyo et al. 2012, 2013b); ant nests ( Arroyo et al. 2015). Counties: Cork, Donegal, Galway, Kerry, Kildare, Limerick, Offaly, Tipperary, Wexford and Wicklow.

· Suctobelbella longicuspis Jacot, 1937 *

· Original name: Suctobelbella longicuspis Jacot, 1937 .

· In: Journal of North-American moss-mites. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, Soc., 45, 353-375.

· Historical combinations/variations: Suctobelba longicuspis (Jacot) Marshall, 1968 ; Suctobelbella (Suctobelbella) longicuspis (Jacot) Subías, 2004 .

· Synonyms: Suctobelba falcata Forsslund, 1941 ; Suctobelbella falcata (Forsslund) Krivolutsky, 1975 . Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Dune, gorse bank and bracken bed at seashore (Purvis 1982); wetland pastures, Sitka spruce forests, coniferous mixed of lodgepole pine and Norway spruce and raised bogs ( Arroyo et al. 2009a); Machair fixed (stable) dunes (Arroyo and Bolger 2011); raised bogs and Atlantic blanket bogs ( Wisdom et al. 2011); soil in Scots pine and Sitka spruce forests, moss on soil in ash and Scots pine forests and moss in canopy in oak forests ( Arroyo et al. 2012, 2013b); agricultural grassland ( Arroyo et al. 2015).

Counties: Cork, Donegal, Galway, Kerry, Laois, Limerick, Mayo, Offaly, Tipperary, Wexford and Wicklow.

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· Suctobelbella nasalis (Forsslund, 1941) *

· Original name: Suctobelba nasalis Forsslund, 1941 .

· In: Zoologiska Bidrag fran Uppsala, 20, 388.

· Historical combinations/variations: Suctobelbella (Flagrosuctobelba) nasalis (Forsslund) Subías, 2004 .

· Synonyms: Dameosoma bellum Berlese, 1904 sp. inq.

Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Agricultural grassland (Curry 1976). Counties: Kildare.

· Suctobelbella perforata (Strenzke, 1950)

· Original name: Suctobelba perforata Strenzke, 1950 .

· In: Archiv für Hydrobiologie, 44.

· Historical combinations/variations: Suctobelbella (Suctobelbella) perforata (Strenzke) Subías, 2004 . Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Bog, grassland, heather and shelter belt on peat ( Longworth 1973). Counties: Mayo.

· Suctobelbella sarekensis (Forsslund, 1941) *

· Original name: Suctobelba sarekensis Forsslund, 1941 .

· In: Schwedische arten der gattung Suctobelba Paoli ( Acari, Oribatei ). Zoologiska Bidrag fran Uppsala, 20, 381–396.

· Historical combinations/variations: Suctobelbella sarekensis (Forsslund) Rubkova, 1973 ; Suctobelbella (Suctobelbella) sarekensis (Forsslund) Subías, 2004 .

· Synonyms: Suctobelba cornigera sensu Trägårdh 1910 no Berlese, 1902 [misidentification].

Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Agricultural grassland (Curry 1969, 1976; Longworth 1973; Arroyo et al. 2015); broadleaved (hawthorn and ash) and coniferous (Sitka spruce) forests ( Arroyo et al. 2009a); moss in canopy and moss on soil in Sitka spruce forests ( Arroyo et al, 2012, 2013b); Machair fixed (stable) dunes and Machair grassland (Arroyo and Bolger 2011); ant nests ( Arroyo et al. 2015).

Counties: Dublin, Galway, Kildare, Limerick, Mayo, Waterford and Wicklow.

· Suctobelbella subcornigera (Forsslund, 1941) *

· Original name: Suctobelba subcornigera Forsslund, 1941 .

· In: Zoologiska Bidrag fran Uppsala, 20, 394.

· Historical combinations/variations: Suctobelbella subcornigera (Forsslund) Moritz, 1970 ; Suctobelbella (Suctobelbella) subcornigera (Forsslund) Subías, 2004 .

· Synonyms: (?) Suctobelbella laxtoni Jacot, 1937 “sp. inq.”; Suctobelba macrodon Mihelčič, 1956 ; Suctobelba bella (Berlese) Pérez-Ínigo, 1971 ; Suctobelbella macrodon (Mihelčič) Krivolutsky, 1975 . Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Agricultural grassland ( Curry 1979); dune at seahore (Purvis 1982); moss on soil and soil in Sitka spruce forest ( Arroyo and Bolger 2007); Sitka spruce forests and blanket bogs (rough grazing) ( Arroyo et al. 2009a); raised bogs and mountain blanket bogs ( Wisdom et al. 2011); moss on soil in oak, ash, Scots pine and Sitka spruce forests, moss in canopy in oak and ash forests and soil in Scots pine forests ( Arroyo et al. 2012, 2013b).

Counties: Clare, Galway, Kerry, Laois, Meath, Offaly, Tipperary, Roscommon, Sligo, Wexford and Wicklow.

· Suctobelbella subtrigona (Oudemans, 1900)

· Original name: Eremaeus subtrigona Oudemans, 1900 .

· In: New list of Dutch Acari , 1st Part. Tijdschrift voor entomologie, 43,150–171.

· Historical combinations/variations: Xenillus subtrigonus (Oudemans) Oudemans, 1917 ; Suctobelba subtrigona (Oudemans) Willmann, 1931 ; Suctobelba subtrigonus (Oudemans) Buitendijk, 1945 ; Suctobelbella (Flagrosuctobelba) subtrigona (Oudemans) Subías, 2014 .

· Synonyms: Suctobelba intermedia Willmann, 1939 .

Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Soil from sugar beet crop ( Breslin 1979); soil in Monterey pine and Sitka spruce plots and grassland (unpublished data); fungal sporocarps (unpublished data). Counties: Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford and Wicklow.