Achipteriidae Thor, 1929

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 : 127-131

Family Achipteriidae Thor, 1929

Achipteria Berlese, 1885

· Achipteria coleoptrata (Linnaeus, 1758) *

· Original name: Acarus coleoptratus Linnaeus, 1758 .

· In: Systema naturae. (1956 reprinting). 824 pp.

· Historical combinations/variations: Notaspis coleoptratus (Linnaeus) Oudemans, 1914 ; Achipteria (Achipteria) coleoptrata (Linnaeus) Subías, 2004 .

· Synonyms: Oribata ovalis Nicolet, 1855 , “nom. praeoc.” by C.L. Koch, 1835; Oribates Nicoletii Berlese, 1883 ; Oribata intermedia Michael, 1898 ; Oribata redux Hull, 1914 ; Oribata nicoletii (Berlese) Ewing, 1917 , Notaspis intermedia (Michael) sensu Buitendijk, 1945 .

Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Moss ( Halbert 1915); agricultural grassland ( Curry 1969a, 1969b, 1970, 1973,1976, 1976b; Valarasan 1971; Ganley 1976; Arroyo et al. 2015; unpublished data); permanent pasture on peat ( Whelan 1978, 1985, 1986); dune, pasture and Iris bog at seashore (Purvis 1982); apple orchard ( Momen 1987); fungal sporocarps ( O’Connell 1994; unpublished data); pastures and blanket bogs (rough grazing) ( Arroyo et al. 2009a); Machair grassland (Arroyo and Bolger 2011); moss in canopy in ash forests ( Arroyo et al. 2012, 2013b); moss on soil surface, tree trunk and canopy in oak forest ( Arroyo et al. 2013c); ant nests ( Arroyo et al. 2015).

Counties: Cavan, Donegal, Dublin, Galway, Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Limerick, Mayo, Monaghan, Offaly, Tipperary, Wexford and Wicklow.

· Achipteria italica (Oudemans, 1914)

· Original name: Notaspis italica Oudemans, 1914 .

· In: Acarologisches aus Maulwurf-snestern. III. Archiv für Naturgeschichte, 79(8–10), 1–69.

· Historical combinations/variations: Achipteria (Achipteria) italica (Oudemans) Subías, 2004 . Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Agricultural soil, soil on cliff, moss, woodland, grass, Sphagnum , bracken and Plantago sward (Bolger In press).

Counties: Mayo.

· Achipteria nitens (Nicolet, 1855)

· Original name: Oribata nitens Nicolet, 1855 no Oribata nitens Gervais, 1844 .

· In: Histoire naturelle des Acariens qui se trouvent aux environs de Paris. Archives du Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 7, 381–482.

· Historical combinations/variations: Notaspis nitens (Nicolet) Oudemans, 1914 ; Achipteria (Achipteria) nitens (Nicolet) Subías, 2004 .

· Synonyms: Oribata nitens L. Koch, 1879 , “nom. praeoc.” by Gervais, 1844; Achipteria acuta Berlese, 1908 ;

Notaspis anglicus Oudemans, 1914 ; Notaspis mixtus Sellnick, 1943 ; Notaspis coleoptratus (p. p.), Buitendijk,

1945.

Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Machair fixed (stable) dunes and Machair grassland (Arroyo and Bolger 2011); soil in Sitka spruce, Scots pine and oak forest, moss in canopy in Scots pine, ash, Sitka spruce and oak forest and on soil moss in Sitka spruce and oak forests (Arroyo et al. (2012, 2013b); in oak forest in moss on soil, moss in canopy and moss on soil (Arroyo et al. 2013c); agricultural grassland and ant nests (Arroyo et al. 2015).

Counties: Clare, Cork, Donegal, Galway, Kerry, Laois, Limerick, Roscommon and Sligo.

Parachipteria van der Hammen, 1952

· Parachipteria fanzagoi (Jacot, 1929)

· Original name: Achipteria fanzagoi Jacot, 1929 .

· In: Genera of Pterogasterine Oribatida (Acarina) . Transaction of the American Microscopical Society, 48, 416–430.

· Historical combinations/variations: Campachipteria fanzagoi (Jacot) Subías, 2004 .

· Synonyms: Oribates nicoleti Berlese, 1883 ; Notaspis punctatus (Nicolet) Sellnick, 1928 [misidentification]; Parachipteria willmanni van der Hammen, 1952 ; Parachipteria nicoleti (Berlese) sensu Murvanidze and Weigmann (2003) Achipteria willmanni (van der Hammen) Schweizer, 1956 . Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Bog, grassland, heather and shelter belt on peat (Longworth 1973); gorse bank at seashore (Purvis 1982).

Counties: Mayo and Wexford.

· Parachipteria magna (Sellnick, 1928) *

· Original name: Notaspis magna Sellnick, 1928 .

· In: Die Tierwelt Mitteleuropas, 3(4), 9.

· Historical combinations/variations:

· Pseudachipteria magnus (Sellnick) Seyd, 1981 ; Pseudachipteria magna (Sellnick) Travé, 1960 . Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: unknown habitat (Seyd 1966); lichen (Seyd 1992); Machair fixed (stable) dunes and fore dunes (Arroyo and Bolger 2011). Counties: Carlow, Donegal, Mayo and Wicklow.

· Parachipteria petiti Travè, 1960

· Original name: Parachipteria petiti Travè, 1960 .

· In: Vie Milieu, 9 (2), 209–232.

· Historical combinations/variations: Campachipteria petiti (Travè) Arroyo et al., 2013 . Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Machair fixed (stable) dunes and Machair grassland (Arroyo and Bolger 2011); soil, moss on soil, canopy and moss in canopy in ash forests, soil in Sitka spruce forests, moss on soil in oak forests and moss in canopy in Scots pine forests (Arroyo et al. 2012, 2013b); canopy, moss in canopy, moss on trunk and moss on soil in yew forest and moss in canopy and moss on trunk in oak forest (Arroyo et al. 2013c).

Counties: Donegal, Galway, Kerry, Laois, Roscommon and Sligo.

· Parachipteria punctata (Nicolet, 1855) *

· Original name: Oribata punctata Nicolet, 1855 .

· In: Histoire naturelle des Acariens qui se trouvent aux environs de Paris. Archives du Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 7, 381–482.

· Historical combinations/variations: Notaspis punctata (Nicolet) Oudemans, 1914 ; Notaspis punctatus (Nicolet) Willman, 1941 ; Achipteria punctatum (Nicolet) Forsslund, 1944 ; Achipteria punctata (Nicolet) Frank, 1966 .

· Synonyms: Oribata ovalis sensu Halbert, 1907 ; Notaspis italica Oudemans, 1913 ; Parachipteria italica (Oudemans) Tarman, 1959 ; Notaspis italicus (Oudemans) sensu Willmann, 1931 non Oudemans, 1913 [misidentification]; Achipteria italica (Oudemans) Kunst, 1961 ; Achipteria italicus (Oudemans) Tarman, 1983 .

Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Moss (Halbert 1907, 1915); pastures, wetland pastures, oats, potato and wheat crops, blanket and raised bogs, blanket bogs (rough grazing) and Sitka spruce forests (Arroyo et al. 2009a), moss in canopy in Sitka spruce forest (Arroyo et al. 2009b); Machair fixed (stable) dunes and fore dunes and Machair grassland (Arroyo and Bolger 2011); raised bogs, mountain blanket bogs and Atlantic blanket bogs (Wisdom et al. 2011); soil, moss on soil and moss in canopy in oak, ash, Scots pine and Sitka spruce forests and canopy in Sitka spruce forests (Arroyo et al. 2012, 2013b); moss on trunk, moss on soil and canopy in yew forest and moss in canopy, moss on soil and moss on trunk in oak forest (Arroyo et al. 2013c); agricultural grassland and ant nests (Arroyo et al. 2015); canopy in ash, oak and Sitka spruce forests (unpublished data).

Counties: Clare, Cork, Donegal, Dublin, Galway, Kerry, Kildare, Laois, Limerick, Mayo, Meath, Offaly, Roscommon, Sligo, Tipperary and Wicklow.