Rhodacarus pallidus Hull, 1918 pallidus Hull, 1918 A catalogue of the species of Mesostigmata (Arachnida, Acari, Parasitiformes) recorded from Ireland including information on their geographical distribution and habitats Bolger, Thomas Arroyo, Julio Piotrowska, Katarzyna Zootaxa 2018 2018-11-12 4519 1 1 220 FQ4 Oudemans, 1902 Oudemans 1902 [247,639,1038,1064] Arachnida Rhodacaridae GBIF Animalia Mesostigmata 110 111 Arthropoda family   •  Minirhodacarellus minimus(Karg, 1961)  • Original name:  Rhodacarellus minimusKarg, 1961.  • In: Zoologischer Anzeiger, 166: 128.  • Combinations/variations used in Irish literature:  Rhodacarus minimus(Karg) ( Purvis, 1982). Irish Records: Dune at seashore ( Purvis, 1982). Counties: Wexford.   RhodacarellusWillmann, 1935  •  Rhodacarellus epigynialisSheals, 1956  • Original name:  Rhodacarellus epigynialisSheals, 1956.  • In: Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine, 92: 102.  Irish Records: Pasture ( Curry, 1969a; Valarasan, 1971; Piotrowska, 2009); small mammal nests (unpublished data).  Counties: Cork, Dublin, Kildare, Wexford.  •  Rhodacarellus perspicuusHalaśkova, 1958  • Original name:  Rhodacarellus epigynialis perspicuusHalaśkova, 1959  • In: Acta Societatis Entomologicae Cechosloveniae, 56: 98.  Irish Records: Pasture ( Little & Bolger, 1995, Piotrowska, 2009; unpublished data).  Counties: Cork, Galway, Kildare.  •  Rhodacarellus silesiacusWillmann, 1936  • Original name:  Rhodacarellus silesiacusWillmann, 1936.  • In: Zoologischer Anzeiger, 113: 282.  Irish Records: Pasture ( Curry, 1969a, 1970, 1971; Valarasan, 1971; Ganley, 1976; Purvis, 1978; Curry et al., 1980; Bolger, 1980; Bolger & Curry, 1980; Piotrowska, 2009); manure on soil surface (Curry, 1979); pasture on peat ( Whelan, 1976, 1978, 1985); soil in sugar beet crop ( McCafferty & Evans, 1977; Curry & Purvis, 1982);  Irisbog at seashore ( Purvis, 1982); soil in barley crop ( Emmanuel et al., 1985b); winter wheat crop ( Kelly & Curry, 1985); nest of  Lasius flavusand pasture ( Arroyo et al., 2015).  Counties: Carlow, Dublin, Galway, Kildare, Limerick, Meath, Wexford.   RhodacarusOudemans, 1902  •  Rhodacarus agrestisKarg, 1971  • Original name:  Rhodacarus agrestisKarg, 1971.  • In: Die Tierwelt Deutschlands, 59: 322.  Irish Records: Pasture ( Ganley, 1976).  Counties: Dublin.  •  Rhodacarus calcarulatusBerlese, 1920  • Original name:  Rhodacarus calcarulatusBerlese, 1920.  • In:  Redia, 14: 164.  Irish Records: Pasture ( Ganley, 1976).  Counties: Dublin.  •  Rhodacarus clavulatusAthias-Henriot, 1961  • Original name:  Rhodacarus clavulatusAthias-Henriot, 1961.  • In: Acarologia, 3: 502.  • Combinations/variations used in Irish literature:  Rhodacarus ancoraeKarg ( Purvis, 1982).  Irish Records: Dune, pasture,  Irisbog, bracken bed, gorse bank and  Salixditch at seashore ( Purvis, 1982).  Counties: Wexford.  •  Rhodacarus coronatusBerlese, 1921  • Original name:  Rhodacarus coronatusBerlese, 1921.  • In:  Redia, 14: 165.  Irish Records: Pasture ( Ganley, 1976).  Counties: Dublin.   •  Rhodacarus pallidus Hull, 1918  • Original name: Rhodocarus  pallidus Hull, 1918.   • In: Transactions of the Natural History Society of Northumberland, Durham and Newcastle-upon -Tyne, 5: 57.  • Combinations/variations used in Irish literature:  Rhodacarus roseusvar. pallidusHull ( Halbert, 1920).  Irish Records: Seashore in the lichen zone ( Halbert, 1920); soil in saltmarsh ( Healy, 1975; Speight & Healy, 1977); soil in sugar beet crop ( Curry & Purvis, 1982); soil in barley crop ( Emmanuel, 1977; Emmanuel et al., 1985b); pasture ( Purvis & Curry, 1980).  Counties: Dublin, Kildare.  •  Rhodacarus roseusOudemans, 1902  • Original name:  Rhodacarus roseusOudemans, 1902.  • In: Tijdschrift voor entomologie, 45: 50.  Irish Records: In marshy area near lake ( Halbert, 1920); upper seashore ( Halbert, 1920); on decaying roots ( Halbert, 1920); pasture ( Curry, 1969a, 1971; Valarasan, 1971; Ganley, 1976; Purvis, 1978; Bolger, 1980; unpublished data); pasture on peat ( Whelan, 1976, 1978, 1985); fungal sporocarp ( O’Connell, 1994); pasture, rough grazing, broadleaved and coniferous forest ( Arroyo et al., 2009); Machair grassland ( Arroyo & Bolger, 2011); nest of  Lasius flavusand pasture ( Arroyo et al., 2015); arable soil (Bolger, in press); soil under Leyland cypress, Monterey pine, Sitka spruce, Norwayspruce and pasture (unpublished data); soil in ash and mixed broadleaved woodlands ( Little & Bolger, 1995; unpublished data); soil under ash and Scots pine ( Arroyo et al., 2012, 2013a); soil under birch, oak, lodgepole pine (unpublished data).  Counties: Donegal, Dublin, Galway, Kerry, Kildare, Laois, Limerick, Mayo, Meath, Offaly, Roscommon, Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow.  •  Rhodacarus strenzkeiWillmann, 1957  • Original name:  Rhodacarus strenzkeiWillmann, 1957.  • In: Abhandlungen Naturwissenschaftlicher Verein zu Bremen, 35: 166.  Irish Records: Dune, pasture,  Irisbog, bracken bed and gorse bank at seashore ( Purvis, 1982).  Counties: Wexford.