Malaconothridae Berlese, 1916

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 : 47-50

Family Malaconothridae Berlese, 1916

Malaconothrus Berlese, 1904

· Malaconothrus monodactylus (Michael, 1888) *

· Original name: Nothrus monodactylus Michael, 1888 .

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

· Historical combinations/variations: Malaconothrus (Malaconothrus) monodactylus (Michael) Subías, 2004 .

· Synonyms: Lohmannia (Malaconothrus) egregia Berlese, 1904 ; Malaconothrus egregious (Berlese) Willman, 1931 ; Malaconothrus gracilis van der Hammen, 1952 ; Malaconothrus mollisetosus Hammer, 1952 ; Malaconothrus processus van der Hammen, 1952 ; Malaconothrus punctulatus van der Hammen, 1952 ; Malaconothrus pulcher Mihelčič, 1957 ; Malaconthrus (Malaconothrus) processus (van der Hammen) Subías, 2004 .

Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Sphagnum ( Halbert 1915) ; Iris bog and pasture at seashore (Purvis 1982; Luxton 1987); grassland, heather and shelter belt on peat ( Longworth 1973); acid peat bog (Behan- Pelletier and Hill 1983); moss in canopy of Sitka spruce ( Arroyo et al. 2009b); agricultural grassland and ant nest ( Arroyo et al. 2015).

Counties: Dublin, Laois, Limerick, Mayo and Wexford.

Malaconothrus purvisi Luxton, 1987 *

· Original name: Malaconothrus purvisi Luxton, 1987 .

· In: Mites of the genus Malaconothrus from the British islands. Journal of Natural History, 21, 199–206.

· Historical combinations/variations: Malaconothrus (Malaconothrus) purvisi (Luxton) Subías, 2004 . Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Wet grazed pasture and Iris Bog near seashore ( Luxton 1987). Counties: Wexford.

· Malaconothrus pygmaeus Aoki, 1969

· Original name: Malaconothrus pygmaeus Aoki, 1969 .

· In: Taxonomic investigations on free-living mites in the subalpine forest on Shiga Heights IBP Area. III. Cryptostigmata. Bulletin of the National Science Museum Tokyo, 12, 117–141.

· Historical combinations/variations: Malaconothrus (Malaconothrus) pygmaeus (Aoki) Subías, 2014 . Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Fungal sporocarps ( O’Connell 1994). Counties: Kilkenny.

· Malaconothrus tardus (Michael, 1888) *

· Original name: Nothrus tardus, Michael, 1888 .

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

· Historical combinations/variations: Angelia tarda (Berlese) Berlese, 1896 ; Trimalaconothrus tardus (Michael) van der Hammen, 1959 ; Malaconothrus (Trimalaconthrus) tardus (Michael) Subías, 2004 . Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Sphagnum ( Halbert 1915) ; moss on trunk of yew ( Arroyo et al. 2013c). Counties: Kerry and Mayo.

Tyrphonothrus Knülle, 1957

· Tyrphonothrus glaber (Michael, 1898) *

· Original name: Nothrus glaber Michael, 1888 .

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

· Historical combinations/variations: Angelia glaber (Michael) Berlese, 1896 ; Trimalaconothrus glaber (Michael) Willmann, 1931 ; Malaconothrus glaber (Michael) Halbert, 1915 ; Tyrphonothrus (Tyrphonothrus) glaber (Michael) Subías, 2004 .

· Synonyms: Nothrus simplex Banks, 1895

Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Wet Sphagnum ( Halbert 1915) . Counties: Mayo.

· Tyrphonothrus maior (Berlese, 1910)

· Original name: Malaconothrus maior Berlese, 1910 . · In: Acari nuovi. Manipulus V, VI. Redia , 6, 199–234.

· Historical combinations/variations: T rimalaconothrus maior (Berlese) van der Hammen, 1959 ; Tyrphonothrus (Tyrphonothrus) maior (Berlese) Subías, 2004 .

· Synonyms: Malaconothrus sphagnicola Trägårdh, 1910 ; Malaconothrus novus Sellnick, 1921 ; Camisia monodactyla Oudemans 1925 [misidentification]; Trimalaconothrus intermedius Cooreman, 1941 ; Trimalaconothrus tardus Buitendijk 1945 [misidentification]; Trimalaconothrus novus (Sellnick) sensu Longworth, 1973 .

Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Bog, grassland and heather on peat ( Longworth 1973). Counties: Mayo.