Rhodacaridae Oudemans, 1902

Bolger, Thomas, Arroyo, Julio & Piotrowska, Katarzyna, 2018, A catalogue of the species of Mesostigmata (Arachnida, Acari, Parasitiformes) recorded from Ireland including information on their geographical distribution and habitats, Zootaxa 4519 (1), pp. 1-220 : 111-118

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Irish Records: Pasture ( Curry, 1969a; Valarasan, 1971; Piotrowska, 2009); small mammal nests (unpublished data).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Irish Records: Pasture ( Little & Bolger, 1995, Piotrowska, 2009; unpublished data).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.