Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) recorded from Ireland: Catalogue, historical records, species habitats and geographical distribution, combinations, variations and synonyms Author Bolger, Thomas text Zootaxa 2017 2017-10-02 4328 1 1 174 journal article 31919 10.11646/zootaxa.4328.1.1 0cc3c3dc-24d1-49ea-b168-b04dfb963b3e 1175-5326 1000543 9D99B902-A360-4333-84Bc-3078C4Abbd16 Family Ameronothridae Willmann, 1931 Ameronothrus Berlese, 1896 · Ameronothrus bilineatus (Michael, 1888) * · Original name: Scutovertex bilineatus Michael, 1888 . · In: British Oribatidae, Vols. I and II. Ray Soc., London. 656 pp. Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s : Seashore habitats (under stones on the sea shore and under moist limestone flakes) ( Halbert 1915 , 1920 and Halbert’s notes; Evans et al. 1961 ); salt marsh ( Healy 1975 ; Speight and Healy 1977 ), Counties: Dublin, Galway and Mayo . · Ameronothrus lineatus (Thorell, 1871) * · Original name: Eremaeus lineatus Thorell, 1871 . · In: Om Arachnider fran Spitsbergen och Beeren-Eiland. Ofvers. Öfversigt af kongliga vetenskaps akademiens fÖrhandlingar, 28, 683-702. · Historical combinations/variations: Scutovertex lineatus (Thorell) Banks, 1919 . · Synonyms: Scutovertex corrugatus Michael, 1888 ; Ameronothrus corrugatus (Michael) Berlese, 1896 ; Scutovertex occidentalis Hull, 1918 . Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s : Under stones on the sea shore above high water mark and under stones in saltmarsh and streams ( Halbert 1920 ). Counties: Dublin and Mayo . · Ameronothrus maculatus (Michael, 1882) * · Original name: Scutovertex maculatus Michael, 1882 . · In: Further notes on British Oribatidae . Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society, 2, 1–18. · Synonyms: Scutovertex maculatus groenlandicus Trägårdh, 1904 ; Scutovertex pseudomaculatus Hull, 1914 ; Scutovertex pseudomaculatus insularis Hull, 1914 ; Scutovertex maculatus insularis Hull, 1916 ; Scutovertex maculatus pseudomaculatus Hull, 1916 ; Scutovertex pseudomaculatus angularis Hull, 1914 . Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s : Amongst lichens on rocks near the sea coast and under tufts of a lichen ( Lichina pygmaea ) growing on exposed rock surfaces (Halbert 1907,1915, 1920; Evans et al. 1961 ). Counties: Dublin . · Ameronothrus marinus (Banks, 1896) * · Original name: Nothrus marinus Banks, 1896 . · In: New North American spiders and mites. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 23, 57–77. · Historical combinations/variations: Hygroribates marinus (Banks) Jacot, 1934 ; Scutovertex marinus (Banks) Banks, 1904 . · Synonyms: (?) Ameronothrus fucicolum Brady, 1875 “sp. inq.” sensu Buitendijk, 1945 [misidentification]; Scutovertex spoofi Oudemans, 1900 ; Ameronothrus spoofi (Oudemans) Grandjean, 1932 ; Hygroribates spoofi (Oudemans) Jacot, 1934 ; Ameronothrus bilineatus spoofi Hull, 1916 ; Scutovertex bilineatus sensu Oudemans, 1901 [misidentification]; Ameronothrus infusionum sensu Buitendijk, 1945 [misidentification]. Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s : Between moist limestone flakes on the rocky shore, under stones resting on sandy mud in small streams and under stones on the seashore ( Halbert 1920 ; Evans et al. 1961 ); salt marsh ( Healy 1975 ; Speight and Healy 1977 ). Counties: Dublin and Mayo . · Ameronothrus nigrofemoratus (L. Koch, 1879) · Original name: Nothrus nigrofemoratus L. Koch, 1879 . · In: Arachniden aus Sibirien und Novaja Zemlja, eingesammelt von der Schwedischen Expedition im Jahre 1875. Kungl. Svenska vetenskapsakademiens handlingar, Stockholm, 16(5), 1–136. · Historical combinations/variations: Damaeus nigro-femoratus (L. Koch) Michael, 1898; Scutovertex nigrofemoratus (L. Koch) Michael, 1884 ; Ameronothrus lineatus nigrofemorata (L. Koch) Hammer, 1944 ; H. nigrofemoratus (L. Koch) Healy, 1975 . · Synonyms: Ameronothrus lineatus brevipes Willmann, 1937 ; Ameronothrus lineatus sensu Hammer, 1937 non Thorell, 1871. Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s : Salt marsh ( Healy 1975 ; Speight and Healy 1977 ). Counties: Dublin.