Melicharidae Hirschmann, 1962

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 : 160-161

Family Melicharidae Hirschmann, 1962

Proctolaelaps Berlese, 1923

• Proctolaelaps pygmaeus (Müller, 1859)

• Original name: Gamasus pygmaeus Müller, 1859

• In: Lotos, Zeitschrift für Naturwissenschaften, 9: 30. • Combinations/variations used in Irish literature: Proctolaelaps hypudaei (Oudemans) ( Evans, 1958; Cusack, 1974; Cusack et al., 1975; Whelan, 1976; Emmanuel, 1977; Emmanuel & Evans, 1979; Tuohy, 1979; Bolger, 1980; O’Neill, 1981). Irish Records: Farm and laboratory grain stores ( Cusack, 1974; Cusack et al., 1975; Emmanuel & Evans, 1979); barley plants and field ( Emmanuel, 1977); pasture on peat ( Whelan, 1976); pasture ( Tuohy, 1979; Bolger, 1980; O’Neill, 1981). Counties: Dublin, Kildare, Meath, Wexford.

• Proctolaelaps rotundus Hirschmann, 1963

• Original name: Proctolaelaps rotundus Hirschmann, 1963 .

• In: Acarologie. Schriftenreihe für Verglenchende Milbenkunde, 5: 40.

Irish Records: Fungal sporocarp ( O’Connell, 1994).

Counties: Kilkenny.