Cosmochthoniidae Grandjean, 1947

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 : 24

Family Cosmochthoniidae Grandjean, 1947

Cosmochthonius Berlese, 1910

· Cosmochthonius lanatus (Michael, 1885) *

· Original name: Hypochthonius lanatus Michael, 1885 .

· In: New British Oribatidae . Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society, 5 (3), 385– 397.

· Historical combinations/variations: Cosmochthonius (Cosmochthonius) lanatus (Michael) Subías, 2004 .

· Synonyms: Cosmochthonius domesticus Grandjean, 1947 ; Cosmochthonius wallworki Lee, 1982 ; Cosmochthonius novus Sergienko, 1991 ; Cosmochthonius arctosus Pankov, 2002 . Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Farm and commercial grain stores ( Cusack 1974; Cusack et al. 1975); soil in sugar beet field ( Breslin 1979); soil in barley field ( Emmanuel 1977; Emmanuel et al. 1985a). Counties: Carlow and Kildare.