Ceratozetidae Jacot, 1925

Bolger, Thomas, 2017, Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) recorded from Ireland: Catalogue, historical records, species habitats and geographical distribution, combinations, variations and synonyms, Zootaxa 4328 (1), pp. 1-174 : 145-154

Family Ceratozetidae Jacot, 1925

Ceratozetes Berlese, 1908

· Ceratozetes gracilis (Michael, 1884) *

· Original name: Oribata gracilis Michael, 1884 .

· In: British Oribatidae . Vols. I and II. Ray Soc., London. 656 pp.

· Historical combinations/variations: Oribates gracilis (Michael) Berlese, 1894 ; Notaspis gracilis (Michael) Oudemans, 1900 ; Murcia gracilis (Michael) Oudemans, 1913 ; Ceratozetes (Ceratozetes) gracilis (Michael) Subías, 2004 ; 1928; Oribata gracilis var. major (Michael) Halbert, 1915 .

· Synonyms: Ceratozetes grandis Berlese, 1908 ; Ceratozetes fusiger Mihelčič, 1956 ; Ceratozetes longocuspidatus Kulijev, 1962 .

Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Debris from nests of gulls and puffins, sea shore, under bark and in moss (Halbert 1915); agricultural grassland (Valarasan 1971; Ganley 1976; unpublished data); permanent pasture on peat (Whelan 1976); cutaway raised bog (Curry and Momen 1988); grass, soil on cliff, moss and woodland (Bolger In press); ant nests (Arroyo et al. 2015).

Counties: Dublin, Kildare, Limerick, Mayo, Offaly and Wexford.

· Ceratozetes mediocris Berlese, 1908 *

· Original name: Ceratozetes mediocris Berlese, 1908 .

· In: Elenco di generi e specie nuovi di Acari . Redia , 5, 1–15.

· Historical combinations/variations: Ceratozetes (Ceratozetes) mediocris (Berlese) Subías, 2004 .

· Synonyms: Ceratozetes dubius Mihelčič, 1956 ; Ceratozetes japonicus Aoki, 1961 . Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Dune at seashore (Purvis 1982); bracken (Bolger In press); agricultural grasslands and ant nests (Arroyo et al. 2015).

Counties: Limerick, Mayo and Wexford.

· Ceratozetes peritus Grandjean, 1951

· Original name: Ceratozetes peritus Grandjean, 1951

· In: Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 2(23), 261.

· Historical combinations/variations: Ceratozetes (Ceratozetes) peritus (Grandjean) Subías, 2004 .

· Synonyms: Ceratozetes fusiger Mihelčič, 1956 .

Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Beech forests (Arroyo et al. 2009a); Machair fixed (stable) dunes and fore dunes and Machair grassland (Arroyo and Bolger 2011); moss on soil in oak, Sitka spruce and ash forests, moss in canopy in Scots pine and ash forests, soil in oak and ash forests and canopy in ash forest (Arroyo et al. 2012, 2013b).

Counties: Carlow, Clare, Donegal, Galway, Kerry, Kildare, Laois, Mayo, Tipperary and Wicklow.

Diapterobates Grandjean, 1936

· Diapterobates humeralis (Hermann, 1804) *

· Original name: Notaspis humeralis Hermann, 1804 .

· In: Mémoire Aptérologique. Strassbourg. 154 pp, 92.

· Historical combinations/variations: Humerobates humeralis (Hermann) Rasmy and MacPhee, 1970 .

· Synonyms: Oribata picipes C.L. Koch, 1839 ; Sphaerozetes (Trichoribates) numerosus Sellnick, 1924 ; Murcia numerosa (Sellnick) Sellnick, 1928 ; Trichoribates numerosus (Sellnick) Willmann, 1931 ; Trichoribates numerosa (Sellnick) Buitendjik, 1945 ; Diapterobates numerosus (Sellnick) Hammer, 1955 . Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Agricultural grassland (Curry 1976; Purvis 1978; Arroyo et al. 2015); hedgerow around barley field (Emmanuel 1977; Emmanuel et al. 1985a); moss on soil in Sitka spruce forests (Arroyo et al. 2012, 2013b); riparian habitat (unpublished data); canopy in oak and Sitka spruce forests (unpublished data).

Counties: Dublin, Galway, Kildare, Limerick, Sligo and Wicklow.

Edwardzetes Berlese, 1914

· Edwardzetes edwardsi (Nicolet, 1855) *

· Original name: Oribata edwardsi Nicolet, 1855 .

· In: Archives du Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 7, 438.

· Historical combinations/variations: Oribates edwardsi (Nicolet) Berlese, 1887 ; Edwardzetes (Edwardzetes) edwardsi (Nicolet) Subías, 2004 ; Edwardzetes edwarsi [sic] (Nicolet) Arroyo et al., 2009b.

· Synonyms: Notaspis edwardsi lapponicus Trägårdh, 1902 .

Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Moss and under bark (Halbert 1915); lichen (Seyd 1992); pastures (Arroyo et al. 2009a); Machair grassland (Arroyo and Bolger 2011); soil in moss in Scots pine and Sitka spruce forests and soil in Scots pine forests (Arroyo et al. 2009b, 2012, 2013b). Counties: Dublin, Carlow, Cork, Galway, Laois, Mayo, Meath, Sligo and Waterford.

Fuscozetes Sellnick, 1928

· Fuscozetes fuscipes (C.L. Koch, 1844) *

· Original name: Oribates fuscipes C.L. Koch, 1844 .

· In: Deutschlands Crustaceen, Myriapoden und Arachniden, 38(9).

· Historical combinations/variations: Oribata fuscipes (C.L. Koch) Michael, 1884 ; Sphaerozetes (Trichoribates) fuscipes (C.L. Koch) Willmann, 1931 .

· Synonyms: Galumna slossonae Banks, 1906 ; Oribata slossonae (Banks) Ewing, 1909 ; Fuscozetes rotundatus Willmann, 1930 .

Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Sphagnum and under stones on the sea shore (Halbert 1915); raised bogs and fens (Wisdom et al. 2011).

Counties: Kerry, Mayo and Offaly.

Melanozetes Hull, 1916

· Melanozetes meridianus Sellnick, 1928

· Original name: Melanozetes meridianus Sellnick, 1928 .

· In: Formenkreis Hornmilben, Oribatei. In: P. Brohmer, Die Tierwelt Mitteleuropas, 3(9), 1–42.

· Historical combinations/variations: Melanozetes meridionalis [sic] Sellnick, 1929. Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Sphagnum (Bolger In press). Counties: Mayo.

· Melanozetes mollicomus (C.L. Koch, 1839) *

· Original name: Oribates mollicomus C.L. Koch, 1839 .

· In: Deutschlands Crustaceen, Myriapoden und Arachniden, 30(20).

· Historical combinations/variations: Oribata mollicomus (C.L. Koch) Michael, 1884 ; Notaspis mollicoma

(C.L. Koch) Trägårdh, 1902; Murcia mollicomus (C.L. Koch) Willmann, 1931 ; Sphaerozetes mollicomus

(C.L. Koch) Willmann, 1931.

· Synonyms: Melanozetes mollisimilis Schweizer, 1956 .

Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Moss and Sphagnum (Halbert 1915) ; grassland, heather and shelter belt on peat (Longworth 1973); lichen (Seyd 1992); Sphagnum , soil on cliff, moss and Plantago sward (Bolger In press); moss in canopy in oak, ash, Scots pine and Sitka spruce forests, moss on soil in oak, Scots pine and Sitka spruce forests, canopy in oak foresta and soil in ash, Scots pine and Sitka spruce forests (Arroyo et al. 2012, 2013b); agricultural grassland and ant nests (Arroyo et al. 2015).

Counties: Carlow, Clare, Kerry, Limerick, Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo, Tipperary and Wicklow.

· Melanozetes stagnatilis (Hull, 1914) *

· Original name: Oribata stagnatilis Hull, 1914 .

· In: British Oribatidae . Notes on new and critical Species. Naturalist, 1914, 215–220.

· Synonyms: Oribata alpina Halbert, 1915 .

Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Moss and Sphagnum (Halbert 1915) . Counties: Mayo.

Sphaerozetes Berlese, 1885

· Sphaerozetes orbicularis (C.L. Koch, 1835) *

· Original name: Oribata orbicularis C.L. Koch, 1835 . · In: Deutschlands Crustaceen, Myriapoden und Arachniden, 3 (6). · Historical combinations/variations: Oribates orbicularis (C.L. Koch) Ewing, 1917 . · Synonyms: Sphaerozetes italiensis Jacot, 1929 .

Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Under stones on the sea shore (Halbert 1915); riparian habitat

(unpublished data).

Counties: Kildare and Mayo.

· Sphaerozetes piriformis (Nicolet, 1855) *

· Original name: Oribata pyriformis Nicolet, 1855 .

· In: Archives du Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 7, 436.

Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Moss in forest (Halbert 1915); decaying cabbage (Halbert, unpublished notes); moss in canopy in oak, ash, Scots pine and Sitka spruce forests, moss on soil in ash, oak and Sitka spruce forests and soil in Sitka spruce forests (Arroyo et al. 2012, 2013b); moss on trunk and moss on soil in yew and oak forest and moss in canopy in oak forest (Arroyo et al. 2013c); canopy in ash forests (unpublished data).

Counties: Clare, Galway, Kerry, Laois, Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo, Tipperary and Wicklow.

Trichoribates Berlese, 1910

· Trichoribates incisellus (Kramer, 1897) *

· Original name: Oribata incisella Kramer, 1897 .

· In: Zoologische Anzeiger, 20, 535.

· Historical combinations/variations: Murcia incisella (Kramer) Sellnick, 1928 ; Trichoribates incisella (Kramer) , Buitendijk, 1945; Latilamellobates incisellus (Kramer) Shaldybina, 1975 ; Trichoribates (Latilamellobates) incisellus (Kramer) Subías, 2004 .

· Synonyms: Sphaerozetes (Trichoribates) oxypterus Berlese, 1910 ; Sphaerozetes (Trichoribates) oxypterus meridionalis Berlese, 1910 ; Trichoribates setosus apenninicus Berlese, 1923 ; Trichoribatella baloghi Mahunka, 1983 .

Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Agricultural grassland (Curry 1969, 1976, 1976b; Ganley 1976; Purvis 1978; Bolger 1980; Purvis and Curry 1980, 1981); salt marsh (Healy 1975; Speight and Healy 1977; Arroyo et al. 2015); cutaway raised bog and permanent pasture on peat (Whelan 1976); Salix litter on cutaway bog (unpublished data); mountain blanket bogs and fens (Wisdom et al. 2011); dune at seashore (Purvis 1982); Machair fixed (stable) dunes and fore dunes and Machair grassland (Arroyo and Bolger 2011); ant nests (Arroyo et al. 2015).

Counties: Donegal, Dublin, Galway, Kerry, Kildare, Limerick, Mayo, Offaly and Wexford.

· Trichoribates novus (Sellnick, 1928) *

· Original name: Murcia nova Sellnick, 1928 .

· In: Die Tierwelt Mitteleuropas, 3(4), 9.

· Historical combinations/variations: Trichoribates nova (Sellnick) (p.p) Buitendijk, 1945; Trichoribates (Trichoribates) novus (Sellnick) Subías, 2004 .

· Synonyms: Oribata setosa sensu Michael, 1884 non C.L. Koch [misidentification]; (?) Trimalaconothrus maior (Berlese, 1910) sensu Seyd, 1992 ; 1840; Trichoribates numerosa sensu Buitendijk, 1945 non Sellnick, 1924 [misidentification].

Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Nest of a gannet ( Turk and Turk 1952); grain stores (Cusack 1974; Cusack et al. 1975); Machair fixed (stable) dunes, fore dunes and Machair grassland (Arroyo and Bolger 2011); agricultural grassland (Arroyo et al. 2015; unpublished data); ant nests (Arroyo et al. 2015). Counties: Donegal, Dublin, Galway, Limerick, Mayo and Wexford.

· Trichoribates trimaculatus (C.L Koch, 1835) *

· Original name: Murcia trimaculata C.L. Koch, 1835

· In: Deutschlands Crustaceen, Myriapoden und Arachniden, 1,39.

· Historical combinations/variations: Notaspis trimaculata (C.L. Koch) Oudemans, 1900

· Synonyms: (?) Murcia trimaculata C.L. Koch, 1835 “sp. inq.”; Oribata notata Thorell, 1871 ; Oribata setosa (C.L. Koch) sensu Michael, 1884 ; Oribates setosus sensu Berlese, 1887 [misidentification]; Sphaerozetes (Trichoribates) berlesei Jacot, 1929 . Trichoribates (Trichoribates) berlesei (Jacot) Subías, 2004 . Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Swept off conifers, sandhills, on gorse, Sphagnum and under dry flakes on rocks and refuse lying on rocks (Halbert 1907, 1915, 1920; Evans et al. 1961); agricultural grassland (Valarasan 1971; Bolger 1980); bog and shelter belt on peat (Longworth 1973); cutaway raised bog and permanent pasture on peat (Whelan 1976); Salix litter on cutaway bog (unpublished data). Counties: Dublin, Kildare, Mayo, Offaly and Wexford.