Phenopelopidae Petrunkevitch, 1955

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 : 121-127

Family Phenopelopidae Petrunkevitch, 1955

Eupelops Ewing, 1917

· Eupelops acromios (Hermann, 1804) *

· Original name: Notaspis acromios Hermann, 1804 .

· In: Mémoire Aptérologique. Strassbourg. 154 pp, 91

· Historical combinations/variations: Pelops acromios (Hermann) C.L. Koch, 1840 ; Pelops acromias [sic] (Hermann) Halbert, 1915; Phenopelops acromios (Hermann) Kunst 1958 .

· Synonyms: Acarus planicornis Schrank, 1803 ; Celaeno spinosa C.L. Koch, 1835 ; Pelops hirsutus C.L. Koch, 1844 ; Pelops phytophilus Berlese, 1916 ; Pelops kochi Jacot, 1929 ; Pelops planicornis (Schrank) Willmann, 1931 ; Eupelops planicornis (Schrank) Willmann, 1931 ; Phaenopelops phytophilus (Berlese) Sellnick, 1960 . Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Moss, rotten wood, pine trees and furze bushes ( Halbert 1915); apple orchard ( Momen 1987); fungal sporocarps ( O’Connell 1994; O’Connell and Bolger 1997); canopy and moss in canopy in Sitka spruce forest ( Arroyo et al. 2009b); canopy in oak, ash, Scots pine and Sitka spruce forests, soil in moss in ash, oak and Sitka spruce forests; moss in canopy in Sitka spruce and Scots pine ( Arroyo et al. 2012, 2013b); mountain blanket bogs, Atlantic blanket bogs and fens ( Wisdom et al. 2011); riparian habitat (unpublished data); canopy in oak and Sitka spruce forests (unpublished data). Counties: Clare, Cork, Dublin, Galway, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Mayo, Offaly, Sligo and Wicklow.

· Eupelops major (Hull, 1914)

· Original name: Pelops major Hull, 1914 .

· In: British Oribatidae : notes on new and critical species. Naturalist, 1914, 249–250.

· Synonyms: Pelops hirtus Berlese, 1916 ; Pelops perarmatus Hull, 1916 ; Pelops simplex Berlese, 1916 ; Pelops differens Mihelčič, 1953 ; Phenopelops hirtus (Berlese) Kunst 1958 ; Eupelops hirtus (Berlese) Moritz, 1975 ; Eupelops simplex (Berlese) Tarman 1983 .

Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Sitka spruce forest ( Arroyo and Bolger 2008); Machair fixed (stable) dunes and Machair grassland (Arroyo and Bolger 2011); canopy in Sitka spruce forests (unpublished data). Counties: Galway, Laois and Wicklow.

· Eupelops occultus (C.L. Koch, 1835)

· Original name: Pelops occultus C.L. Koch, 1835 .

· In: Deutschlands Crustaceen, Myriapoden und Arachniden, 2(15).

· Synonyms: Pelops parvus Mihelčič, 1953 ; Pelops brevicuspis Knülle, 1954 ; Eupelops nepotulus Sellnick 1960 [misidentification].

Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Cutaway raised bog and permanent pasture on peat ( Whelan 1976). Counties: Kildare.

· Eupelops plicatus (C.L. Koch, 1835) *

· Original name: Celaeno plicata C.L. Koch, 1835 .

· In: Deutschlands Crustaceen, Myriapoden und Arachniden, 3(18).

· Historical combinations/variations: Pelops plicatus (C.L. Koch) Oudemans, 1900 ; Phenopelops plicatus (C.L. Koch) Sellnick, 1960 .

· Synonyms: Pelops auritus C.L. Koch, 1839 ; Pelops fuligineus C.L. Koch, 1839 sensu Oudemans, 1896 [misidentification]; Pelops laevigatus Nicolet, 1855 ; Pelops fuliginosus (C.L. Koch) Halbert, 1915 ; Pelops siculus Berlese, 1916 ; Pelops affinis Berlese, 1916 ; Pelops approximatus Hull, 1916 ; Pelops aurita (C.L. Koch) Van der Drift, 1950 ; Pelops acromios diversipilus Mihelčič, 1957 ; Pelops diversus Mihelčič, 1957 ; Pelops fusiger Mihelčič, 1957 ; Eupelops auritus (C.L. Koch) Kunst 1957 ; Phenopelops auritus (C.L. Koch) Kunst, 1958 .

Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Moss and debris from nests of sea birds ( Halbert 1915); agricultural grassland ( Valarasan 1971); bog, heather and permanent pasture on peat ( Longworth 1973); cutaway raised bog ( Whelan 1976); acid peat bog (Behan-Pelletier and Hill 1983); grass, soil on cliff, woodland and agricultural soil (Bolger In press), Machair grassland (Arroyo and Bolger 2011), raised bogs, Atlantic blanket bogs and fens ( Wisdom et al. 2011); moss in canopy in Sikta spruce forests and soil in Scots pine forests ( Arroyo et al. (2012, 2013b); moss on soil and moss in canopy in oak forest ( Arroyo et al. 2013c). Counties: Donegal, Dublin, Kerry, Kildare, Mayo, Offaly and Sligo.

Eupelops sulcatus (Oudemans, 1914) *

· Original name: Pelops sulcatus Oudemans, 1914 .

· In: Acarologisches aus Maulwurfsnestern. Archiv für Naturgeschichte, 10, 1–69.

· Synonyms: Pelops curtipilus Berlese, 1916 ; Pelops depilatus Berlese, 1916 ; Pelops bilobus Sellnick, 1928 , Eupelops bilobus (Sellnick) Ghilarov and Krivolutsky, 1975 .

Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Agricultural grassland (Curry 1969, 1969a, 1973, 1976; Valarasan 1971; O’ Neill 1981).

Counties: Dublin, Kildare and Meath.

· Eupelops tardus (C.L. Koch, 1835) *

· Original name: Pelops tardus C.L. Koch, 1835 .

· In: Deutschlands Crustaceen, Myriapoden und Arachniden, 2(16).

· Synonyms: Pelops nepotulus Berlese, 1916 ; Pelops pulchellus Berlese, 1916 ; Eupelops nepotulus (Berlese)

Pérez-Ínigo, 1972.

Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Pasture, dune and Salix ditch at seashore (Purvis 1982); permanent pasture on peatland ( Whelan 1986); pastures and blanket bogs (rough grazing) ( Arroyo et al. 2009a); Machair fixed (stable) 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, Kildare, Limerick, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Tipperary and Wexford.

· Eupelops torulosus (C.L. Koch, 1839)

· Original name: Pelops torulosus C.L. Koch, 1839 .

· In: Deutschlands Crustaceen, Myriapoden und Arachniden, 30 (13).

· Synonyms: Pelops variolosus Nicolet, 1855 ; Pelops duplex Berlese, 1916 ; Phenopelops duplex (Berlese) Kunst, 1958 ; Eupelops duplex (Berlese) Tarman, 1973 .

Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Salt marsh ( Healy 1975; Speight and Healy 1977); Machair grassland (Arroyo and Bolger 2011).

Counties: Dublin and Galway

Peloptulus Berlese, 1908

· Peloptulus gibbus Mihelčič, 1957

· Original name: Peloptulus gibbus Mihelčič, 1957 .

· In: Zoologische Anzeiger, 158.

Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Machair fixed (stable) dunes and Machair grassland (Arroyo and Bolger 2011); agricultural grassland and ant nests ( Arroyo et al. 2015). Counties: Donegal, Galway, Limerick and Mayo.

· Peloptulus montanus Hull, 1914

· Original name: Peloptulus montanus Hull, 1914

· In: The Naturalist, 216

Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Heather and shelter belt on peat ( Longworth 1973; raised bogs and Atlantic blanket bogs ( Wisdom et al. 2011).

Counties: Mayo, Offaly and Roscommon.

· Peloptulus phaenotus (C.L. Koch, 1844) *

· Original name: Pelops phaenotus C.L. Koch, 1844 .

· In: Deutschlands Crustaceen, Myriapoden und Arachniden, 39(23).

· Historical combinations/variations: Peloptulus phaeonotus [sic] (C.L. Koch) Wisdom et al., 2011. Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Sphagnum ( Halbert 1915) ; cutaway raised bog and permanent pasture on peat ( Whelan 1976); pasture and dune at seashore (Purvis 1982); raised bogs, Atlantic blanket bogs and fens ( Wisdom et al. 2011).

Counties: Kildare, Mayo, Offaly and Wexford.