Family Haemogamasidae Oudemans, 1926

Eulaelaps Berlese, 1903

• Eulaelaps stabularis (Koch, 1836)

• Original name: Gamasus stabularis Koch, 1836 .

• In: Deutschlands Crustaceen, Myriopoden und Arachniden. 1835–1844. Regensburg, fasc.27 (1).

• Combinations/variations used in Irish literature: Eulaelaps pachypus Hermann (Fairley, 1963, 1964a, b,

1965).

Irish Records: On Apodemus sylvaticus (Halbert, 1915, 1923; Fairley, 1963, 1964a, 1965, 1972; Douthwaite, 1966; Corke et al., 1969); on Mustela erminea (Fairley, 1965); on Clethrionomys glareolus (Fairley, 1970); small mammal nests (unpublished data); stored foodstuffs (O’Farrell & Butler, 1948); farm grain store (Cusack, 1974; Cusack et al., 1975); pasture (Tuohy, 1979); riverbank (unpublished data).

Counties: Antrim, Cavan, Clare, Cork, Derry, Down, Kerry, Kildare, Limerick, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Offaly, Tyrone, Wicklow.

Haemogamasus Berlese, 1910 • Haemogamasus arvicolarum Berlese, 1920 • Original name: Haemogamasus horridus var. arvicolarum Berlese, 1920 . • In: Redia, 14: 166. • Combinations/variations used in Irish literature: Euhaemogamasus arvicolarum Berlese (Turk & Turk, 1952).

Irish Records: On Apodemus sylvaticus (Turk, 1945; Turk & Turk, 1952); on Clethrionomys glareolus

(Fairley, 1970); small mammal nests (Unpublsihed data).

Counties: Cork, Dublin.

• Haemogamasus hirsutus Berlese, 1889

• Original name: Haemogamasus hirsutus Berlese, 1889 .

• In: Acari, Myriapoda and Scorpiones hucusque in Italia reperta, 52 (2).

Irish Records: On Apodemus sylvaticus (Fairley, 1965); on Clethrionomys glareolus (Fairley, 1970); small mammal nests (unpublished data).

Counties: Cork, Kilkenny.

• Haemogamasus nidi Michael, 1892

• Original name: Haemogamasus nidi Michael, 1892

• In: Transactions of the. Linnean Society., London, Zoology, 5: 314.

Irish Records: On Apodemus sylvatica (Fairley, 1963, 1964a, b, 1965, 1972); on Mustela erminea (Fairley, 1965); on Clethrionomys glareolus (Fairley, 1970; unpublished data); small mammal nests (unpublished data).

Counties: Antrim, Cork, Derry, Down, Kerry, Offaly, Tyrone.

• Haemogamasus pontiger (Berlese, 1904)

• Original name: Laelaps (Eulaelaps) pontiger Berlese, 1904 .

• In: Redia 1: 260.

• Combinations/variations used in Irish literature: Laelaps (Hypoaspis) longipes Halbert (Halbert, 1915; Hull, 1918; Luxton, 1998), Haemogamasus oudemansi Hirst (O’Farrell & Butler, 1948) . Irish Records: No habitat details (Halbert, 1915); farm and commercial grainstores, flour mills and rainway wagons which had contained grain (O’Farrell & Butler, 1948; Cusack, 1974; Cusack et al., 1975; Cusack & Brennan, 1976); weeds in barley field (Emmanuel, 1977). Counties: Antrim, Derry, Donegal, Kildare, Mayo.