A catalogue of the species of Mesostigmata (Arachnida, Acari, Parasitiformes) recorded from Ireland including information on their geographical distribution and habitats
Author
Bolger, Thomas
Author
Arroyo, Julio
Author
Piotrowska, Katarzyna
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Zootaxa
2018
2018-11-12
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Family
Rhodacaridae Oudemans, 1902
Minirhodacarellus
Shcherbak, 1980
•
Minirhodacarellus minimus
(Karg, 1961)
• Original name
:
Rhodacarellus minimus
Karg, 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
.
Rhodacarellus
Willmann, 1935
•
Rhodacarellus epigynialis
Sheals, 1956
• Original name
:
Rhodacarellus epigynialis
Sheals, 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); small mammal nests (unpublished data).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 perspicuus
Halaśkova, 1958
• Original name
:
Rhodacarellus epigynialis perspicuus
Halaśkova, 1959
• In
:
Acta Societatis Entomologicae Cechosloveniae
, 56: 98.
Irish Records
: Pasture (
Little & Bolger, 1995
,
Piotrowska, 2009
; unpublished data).
Counties:
Cork, Galway, Kildare
.
•
Rhodacarellus silesiacus
Willmann, 1936
• Original name
:
Rhodacarellus silesiacus
Willmann, 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
);
Iris
bog at seashore (
Purvis, 1982
); soil in barley crop (
Emmanuel
et al
., 1985b
); winter wheat crop (
Kelly & Curry, 1985
); nest of
Lasius flavus
and pasture (
Arroyo
et al
., 2015
).
Counties:
Carlow, Dublin, Galway, Kildare, Limerick, Meath, Wexford
.
Rhodacarus
Oudemans, 1902
•
Rhodacarus agrestis
Karg, 1971
• Original name
:
Rhodacarus agrestis
Karg, 1971
.
• In
:
Die Tierwelt Deutschlands
, 59: 322.
Irish Records
: Pasture (
Ganley, 1976
).
Counties:
Dublin
.
•
Rhodacarus calcarulatus
Berlese, 1920
• Original name
:
Rhodacarus calcarulatus
Berlese, 1920
.
• In
:
Redia
, 14: 164.
Irish Records
: Pasture (
Ganley, 1976
).
Counties:
Dublin
.
•
Rhodacarus clavulatus
Athias-Henriot, 1961
• Original name
:
Rhodacarus clavulatus
Athias-Henriot, 1961
.
• In
:
Acarologia
, 3: 502.
• Combinations/variations used in Irish literature:
Rhodacarus ancorae
Karg (
Purvis, 1982
)
.
Irish Records
: Dune, pasture,
Iris
bog, bracken bed, gorse bank and
Salix
ditch at seashore (
Purvis, 1982
).
Counties:
Wexford
.
•
Rhodacarus coronatus
Berlese, 1921
• Original name
:
Rhodacarus coronatus
Berlese, 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 roseus
var.
pallidus
Hull (
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 roseus
Oudemans, 1902
• Original name
:
Rhodacarus roseus
Oudemans, 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 flavus
and pasture (
Arroyo
et al
., 2015
); arable soil (Bolger, in press); soil under Leyland cypress, Monterey pine, Sitka spruce,
Norway
spruce 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 strenzkei
Willmann, 1957
• Original name
:
Rhodacarus strenzkei
Willmann, 1957
.
• In
:
Abhandlungen Naturwissenschaftlicher Verein zu Bremen
, 35: 166.
Irish Records
: Dune, pasture,
Iris
bog, bracken bed and gorse bank at seashore (
Purvis, 1982
).
Counties:
Wexford
.