Laelaps (Cosmolaelaps), Berlese, 1903

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 : 194-196

Subgenus Cosmolaelaps Berlese, 1903

• Hypoaspis ( Cosmolaelaps) claviger (Berlese, 1883)

• Original name: Laelaps claviger Berlese, 1883 .

• In: Acari, Myriopoda and Scorpiones hucusque in Italia reperta, 4 (2).

Irish Records: Moss and other habitats ( Halbert, 1915; Bolger, in press); pasture ( Valarasan, 1971; Ganley, 1976); pasture on cutaway peat ( Curry & Momen, 1988); dune and gorse bank at seashore ( Purvis, 1982); Salix litter on peat ( Bolger, 1985); nest of Lasius flavus and pasture ( Arroyo et al., 2015).

Counties: Dublin, Limerick, Offaly, Wexford.

• Hypoaspis ( Cosmolaelaps) miles (Berlese, 1892)

• Original name: Laelaps ( Iphis) miles Berlese, 1892.

• In: Acari , Myriapoda and Scorpiones hucusque in Italia reperta, 63 (9).

Irish Records: Nest of Lasius flavus and pasture ( Arroyo et al., 2015).

Counties: Limerick.

• Hypoaspis ( Cosmolaelaps) vacua (Michael, 1891)

• Original name: Laelaps ( Cosmolaelaps) vacuus Michael, 1891 .

• In: Proceedings of the Zoological Society, London, 4: 651.

• Combinations/variations used in Irish literature: Laelaps ( Cosmolaelaps) vacuus Michael ( Halbert, 1915; Hull, 1918), Laelaps ( Cosmolaelaps) styliferus Halbert (Halbert, 1915 ; Hull, 1918; Luxton, 1998). Irish Records: Nests of Lasius flavus and Myrmica scabrinodis ( Halbert, 1915) ; pasture ( Curry, 1969a); pasture on peat ( Whelan, 1976). Counties: Kildare, Mayo.