Ascidae Voigts & Oudemans, 1905

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Family Ascidae Voigts & Oudemans, 1905

Arctoseiodes Willman, 1949

• Arctoseiodes ibericus (Willmann, 1949)

• Original name: Arctoseius ibericus Willmann, 1949 .

• In: Abhandlungen Naturwissenschaftlichen Verein zu Bremen, 32: 356.

Irish Records: Spartina saltmarsh, and on rocky seashore ( Healy & McGrath, 1998).

Counties: Wexford.

Arctoseius Sig Thor, 1930 • Arctoseius butleri ( Hughes, 1948) • Original name: Tristomus butleri Hughes, 1948 . • In: The Mites Associated with Stored Food Products. His Majesty’s Stationery Office, London. 139. • Combinations/variations used in Irish literature: Tristomus butleri Hughes (Hughes, 1948 ; O’Farrell & Butler, 1948).

Irish Records: Stored foodstuffs ( O’Farrell & Butler, 1948); railway wagons which had contained grain

( Cusack et al., 1975).

Counties: Antrim.

• Arctoseius cetratus (Sellnick, 1940)

• Original name: Lasioseius cetratus Sellnick, 1940

• In: Meddelanden Från Göteborgs Musei Zoologiska Avdelning, 83: 99.

Irish Records: Pasture ( Curry, 1969a; Cunningham, 1975; Purvis, 1978; Bolger, 1980; Bolger & Curry, 1980, 1984; O’Neill, 1981); pasture on cutaway peat ( Longworth, 1973; Whelan, 1976, 1978, 1985, 1986; Curry & Momen, 1988; Curry et al., 1989); manure on soil surface (Curry, 1979); plants and soil in barley crop ( Emmanuel, 1977); winter wheat crop ( Kelly & Curry, 1985); heather on bog ( Longworth, 1973); tilled soil (Bolger in press); fungal sporocarp ( O’Connell, 1994.

Counties: Kildare, Mayo, Meath, Offaly, Wexford.

• Arctoseius longispinosus (Hirschmann, 1962)

• Original name: Iphidozercon longispinosus Hirschmann, 1962 .

• In: Acarologie. Schriftenreihe für Verglenchende Milbenkunde, 5: 30.

Irish Records: Fungal sporocarp ( O’Connell, 1994); pasture ( Piotrowska, 2009).

Counties: Cork, Galway.

• Arctoseius magnanalis Evans, 1958

• Original name: Arctoseius magnanalis Evans, 1958

• In: Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 131: 188.

Irish Records: Pasture ( Curry, 1969a).

Counties: Kildare.

• Arctoseius minutus ( Halbert, 1915)

• Original name: Seiulus minutus Halbert, 1915

• In: Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, 31: 76.

• Combinations/variations used in Irish literature: Seiulus minutus Halbert (Halbert, 1915) , Zerconopsis minuta Halbert ( Hull, 1918) , Lasioseius (Leioseius) minutus ( Halbert) (Halbert, 1923) , Iphidozercon minutus (Halbert) ( Evans, 1958; Curry, 1969a, b, 1971, 1976a; Ganley, 1976; Curry & Ganley, 1977; Skorupski & Luxton, 1998).

Irish Records: Sphagnum ( Halbert, 1915) ; under rotten wood ( Halbert, 1923); pasture ( Curry, 1969a, b, 1971, 1976a; Ganley, 1976; Curry & Ganley, 1977) dune, pasture, Iris bog and bracken bed at seashore ( Purvis, 1982); grass on cliff, under bracken and moss, and in saltmarsh (Bolger, in press); pasture on peat ( Whelan, 1976); soil under Norway spruce ( Heneghan, 1994; unpublished data); fungal sporocarp ( O’Connell, 1994; unpublished data); moss on soil surface and soil under Sitka spruce ( Arroyo & Bolger, 2007); pasture ( Piotrowska, 2009).

Counties: Cork, Dublin, Galway, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Mayo, Wexford, Wicklow.

• Arctoseius semiscissus (Berlese, 1892)

• Original name: Laelaps (Iphis) semiscissus Berlese, 1892 .

• In: Acari, Myriopoda et Scorpiones hucusque in Italia reperta, 67: 7.

Irish Records: Pasture on peat ( Whelan, 1976); fungal sporocarp ( O’Connell, 1994); pasture ( Piotrowska, 2009).

Counties: Kildare, Kilkenny, Wexford.

• Arctoseius venustulus (Berlese, 1916)

• Original name: Lasioseius (Leioseius) venustulus Berlese, 1916 .

• In: Redia , 12: 45.

• Combinations/variations used in Irish literature: Arctoseius pannonicus (Willmann) ( Curry, 1976a, 1979; Breslin, 1979; Bolger, 1980; Arroyo et al., 2015). Irish Records: Pasture ( Curry, 1976a; Ganley, 1976; Bolger, 1980; unpublished data); manure on soil surface (Curry, 1979); soil of sugar beet crop ( Breslin, 1979); nest of Lasius flavus and pasture ( Arroyo et al., 2015). Counties: Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Limerick, Meath, Wexford.

Asca v. Heyden, 1826 • Asca bicornis (Canestrini & Fanzago, 1877) • Original name: Gamasus (Sejus) bicornis Canestrini & Fanzago, 1877 . • In: Atti del Reale Istituto veneto di scienze, lettere ed arti, Series 5, 5: 103. • Combinations/variations used in Irish literature: Ceratozercon bicornis (Canestrini & Fanzago) ( Halbert,

1923).

Irish Records: Stone on sanddune ( Halbert, 1923); pasture ( Tuohy, 1979; Arroyo et al., 2015).

Counties: Dublin, Limerick, Meath.

Gamasellodes Athias-Henriot, 1961

• Gamasellodes bicolor (Berlese, 1918)

• Original name: Gamasellus (Digamasellus) bicolor Berlese, 1918 .

• In: Redia , 13: 135.

• Combinations/variations used in Irish literature: Digamasellus circuliformes Leitner ( Valarasan, 1971) , Leioseius bicolor (Berlese) ( Whelan, 1976) .

Irish Records: Sphagnum , heather and pasture on bog ( Longworth, 1973; Whelan, 1976); hedgerow around barley field ( Emmanuel, 1977); pasture ( Valarasan, 1971; Curry, 1976a; Bolger, 1980); pasture on peat ( Whelan, 1976); bread vans ( Cusack et al., 1975); bracken bed at seashore ( Purvis, 1982); fungal sporocarp ( O’Connell, 1994; unpublished data); small mammal nests (unpublished data).

Counties: Dublin, Kildare, Wexford, Wicklow.

Iphidozercon Berlese, 1903

• Iphidozercon corticalis Evans, 1958

• Original name: Iphidozercon corticalis Evans, 1958 .

• In: Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 131: 214.

Irish Records: Manure on soil surface (Curry, 1979); pasture (Bolger, 1980; O’Neill, 1981).

Counties: Meath, Wexford.

• Iphidozercon gibbus (Berlese, 1903)

• Original name: Eviphis (?) gibbus Berlese, 1903 .

• In: Redia , 1: 246.

Irish Records: Barley plants and field ( Emmanuel, 1977).

Counties: Kildare.

Leioseius Berlese, 1916

• Leioseius minusculus (Berlese, 1905)

• Original name: Ameroseius minusculus Berlese, 1905 .

• In: Redia , 2: 235.

Irish Records: Pasture on peat ( Whelan, 1976).

Counties: Kildare.

• Lesioseius salinus ( Halbert, 1920)

• Original name: Lasioseius salinus Halbert, 1920 .

• In: Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, 35: 125.

Irish Records: Under dead shells and on vegetation in saltmarsh ( Halbert, 1920; Healy, 1975; Speight & Healy, 1977).

Counties: Dublin.

Neojordensia Evans, 1957

• Neojordensia levis (Oudemans & Voigts, 1904)

• Original name: Seiulus levis Oudemans & Voigts, 1904 .

• In: Zoologischer Anzeiger, 27: 655.

• Combinations/variations used in Irish literature: Seiulus levis Oudemans & Voigts ( Halbert, 1915) , Lasio-

seius levis Oudemans & Voigts ( Hull, 1918) .

Irish Records: Moss ( Halbert, 1915); decaying vegetation ( Evans, 1958); pasture ( Curry, 1976a; Ganley, 1976; Curry & Ganley, 1977; Purvis, 1978; O’Neill, 1981); manure on soil surface (Curry, 1979); heather and pine shelter bed on bog ( Longworth, 1973); pasture on peat ( Whelan, 1976); Salix ditch at seashore ( Purvis, 1982); fungal sporocarp ( O’Connell, 1994); bedding of Oryctolagus cuniculus (unpublished data).

Counties: Cork, Dublin, Kildare, Mayo, Meath, Wexford.

Protogamasellus Karg, 1962

• Protogamasellus hibernicus Evans, 1982

• Original name: Protogamasellus hibernicus Evans, 1982 .

• In: Acarologia, 23: 304.

• Combinations/variations used in Irish literature: Protogamasellus sp. ( Purvis, 1982). Irish Records: Gorse bank at seashore ( Evans, 1982; Purvis, 1982). Counties: Wexford.

• Protogamasellus mica (Athias-Henriot, 1961)

• Original name: Rhodacarellus mica Athias-Henriot, 1961 .

• In: Acarologia, 3: 488.

Irish Records: Dune at seashore ( Evans, 1982; Purvis, 1982); pasture ( Piotrowska, 2009).

Counties: Cork, Wexford.

• Protogamasellus singularis (Karg, 1962) • Original name: Leioseius singularis Karg, 1962 . • In: Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin, 38: 50. • Combinations/variations used in Irish literature: Protogamasellus minor singularis (Karg) ( Purvis, 1982) .

Irish Records: Dune at seashore ( Evans, 1982; Purvis, 1982).

Counties: Wexford.

Zerconopsis Hull, 1918

• Zerconopsis apodius Karg, 1969

• Original name: Zerconopsis apodius Karg, 1969 .

• In: Zoologischer Anzeiger, 182: 400.

Irish Records: Fungal sporocarp ( O’Connell, 1994).

Counties: Not specified.

• Zerconopsis decemremiger Evans & Hyatt, 1960

• Original name: Zerconopsis decemremiger Evans & Hyatt, 1960 .

• In: Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology, 6: 96.

Irish Records: Fungal sporocarp ( O’Connell, 1994).

Counties: Not specified.

• Zerconopsis remiger (Kramer, 1876)

• Original name: Gamasus regimer Kramer, 1876 .

• In: Archiv für Naturgeschichte, 42: 93.

• Combinations/variations used in Irish literature: Seiulus remiger (Kramer) ( Halbert, 1915) .

Irish Records: In agaric ( Halbert, 1915); under bark ( Halbert, 1915 and unpublished notes); farm grain store ( Cusack, 1974; Cusack et al., 1975); woodland (Bolger, in press); fungal sporocarp ( O’Connell, 1994; O’Connell & Bolger, 1997b; unpublished data).

Counties: Dublin, Kilkenny, Mayo, Wicklow.