Thyrisomidae Grandjean, 1953

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 : 101-103

Family Thyrisomidae Grandjean, 1953

Banksinoma Oudemans, 1930

· Banksinoma lanceolata (Michael, 1885) *

· Original name: Nostapis lanceolata Michael, 1885 .

· In: New British Oribatidae . Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society. 5, 385.

· Historical combinations/variations: Eremaeus lanceolatus (Michael) Oudemans, 1900 ; Oribella lanceolata (Michael) Berlese, 1908 ; Dameosoma lanceolata (Michael) Halbert, 1915 ; Autogneta lanceolata (Michael) Hull, 1916 ; Thyrisoma lanceolata (Michael) Grandjean, 1953 .

· Synonyms: (?) Zetes dorsatus C.L. Koch, 1841 “sp. inq.”; Zetes flavipes C.L. Koch, 1841 “sp. inq.”; Xenillus castaneus sensu Sellnick, 1928 no Hermann, 1804 [misidentification]; Oribella castanea sensu Willmann, 1931 no Hermann, 1804 [misidentification]; Banksinoma castanea (Oudemans) Oudemans, 1930 ; Banksinoma lanceolata islandica Fujikawa, 1979 .

Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Moss, Sphagnum and salt marsh ( Halbert 1915), agricultural grassland ( Curry (1969a, 1969b, 1973, 1976; Valarasan 1971; Ganley 1976; Purvis 1978, unpublished data); permanent pasture on peat ( Whelan 1986); pasture and Iris bog at seashore (Purvis 1982); soil from barley field ( Emmanuel 1977; Emmanuel et al. 1985a); fungal sporocarps (O’ Connell 1994; O’ Connell and Bolger 1997; unpublished data); lichen ( Seyd 1992); soil from Monterey pine, Western hemlock, Picea abies and Sitka spruce forests ( Heneghan 1994; McCarthy 2004; Arroyo and Bolger 2007; unpublished data); moss on soil in Sitka spruce forest ( Arroyo and Bolger 2007); rushes, grass, agricultural soils, Plantago sward, bracken, woodland and moss (Bolger In press); pastures, Sitka spruce and broadleaved forests (beech, mixed hawthorn and ash), arable field, corn and barley crops, and blanket bogs (rough grazing) ( Arroyo et al. 2009a); Machair foredunes and fixed (stable) dunes and Machair grassland (Arroyo and Bolger 2011), soil and canopy moss in oak forests, soil and moss on soil in Sitka spruce forests and moss on soil in Scots pine forests ( Arroyo et al. 2012, 2013b, 2013c); raised bogs, mountain blanket bogs, Atlantic blanket bogs and fens ( Wisdom et al. 2011).

Counties: Carlow, Cork, Donegal, Dublin, Galway, Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Mayo, Offaly, Roscommon, Sligo, Tipperary, Waterford, Wexford and Wicklow.

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Oribella Berlese, 1908

· Oribella pectinata (Michael, 1885)

· Original name: Notaspis pectinata Michael, 1885 .

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

· Synonyms: Oribata distincta Karpelles, 1893 ; Xenillus limburgiensis Oudemans, 1912 ; Dameosoma crinitum Berlese, 1916 .

Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Grassland on peat ( Longworth 1973). Counties: Mayo.

Pantelozetes Grandjean, 1953

· Pantelozetes paolii (Oudemans, 1913) *

· Original name: Xenillus paolii Oudemans, 1913 .

· In: Acarologische Aanteekeningen, XLVII. Entomologische Berichten (Amsterdam), 3, 372–376.

· Historical combinations/variations: Oribella paolii (Oudemans) Willmann, 1931 ; Pantelozetes

(Pantelozetes) paolii (Oudemans) Subías, 2004 ; Oribella paoli [sic], Curry, 1969.

· Synonyms: Eremaeus pectinatus (Michael) sensu Oudemans, 1900 [misidentification]; Oribella paolii

multidentata Evans, 1954; Oribella dentata Mihelčič, 1956 ; Oribella pannonica Mahunka, 1969 ; Pantelozetes

paolii tuxeni Fujikawa, 1979; Amazoppia caucasica Djaparidze, 1986 .

Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Agricultural grasslands (Curry 1969, 1976; Valarasan 1971; Ganley 1976; Purvis 1978; Bolger 1980; Purvis and Curry 1980; Bolger and Curry 1984; Piotrowska 2010; Arroyo et al. 2015; unpublished data); cutaway raised bog and permanent pasture on peat ( Whelan 1976); sugar beet crop ( Breslin 1979); wheat field ( Kelly and Curry 1985); Iris bog at seashore (Purvis 1982); pastures, Sitka spruce forests, broadleaved forests (birch), arable field (barley crop) and blanket bogs (rough grazing) ( Arroyo et al. 2009a); soil in ash forests ( Arroyo et al. 2012, 2013b); ant nests ( Arroyo et al. 2015).

Counties: Carlow, Donegal, Dublin, Galway, Kildare, Laois, Louth, Limerick, Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon, Tipperary and Wexford.