Limnozetidae Thor, 1937

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 : 112-113

Family Limnozetidae Thor, 1937

Limnozetes Hull, 1916

· Limnozetes amnicus Behan-Pelletier, 1989

· Original name: Limnozetes amnicus Behan-Pelletier, 1989 .

· In: Canadian Entomologist, 21 (6).

Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Raised bogs ( Arroyo et al. 2009a); raised bogs, Atlantic blanket bogs and fens ( Wisdom et al. 2011); agricultural grassland ( Piotrowska 2010). Counties: Cork, Galway, Mayo, Offaly and Roscommon.

· Limnozetes ciliatus (Schrank, 1803)

· Original name: Acarus ciliatus Schrank, 1803 .

· In: Fauna Boica. Durchgedachte Geschichte der in Bayern einheimischen und zahmen Thiere. Bd. 3 Abt. 1, Philipp Krüll, Landshut, 272 pp.

· Synonyms: Oribata sphagni Michael, 1880 ; Limnozetes sphagni (Michael) Sellnick, 1928 ; Limnozetes ciliatus foveolatus Willmann, 1939 ; Limnozetes canadensis Hammer, 1952 . Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Moss on stones in small streams and amongst wet Sphagnum ( Halbert 1915) , bog, grassland, heather and shelter belt on peat ( Longworth 1973); raised bogs, Atlantic blanket bogs and fens ( Wisdom et al. 2011).

Counties: Mayo and Offaly.

· Limnozetes rugosus (Sellnick, 1923)

· Original name: Ceratozetes rugosus Sellnick, 1923 .

· In: Systemtischer Anhang. 1. Oribatiden. In, Hamisch, O. Studien zur Ökologie und Tiergeographie der Moore. Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abteilung für Systematik, 51, 160–165.

· Synonyms: Oribata sphagni sensu Halbert.

Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Halbert (unpublished notes, no habitat provided); bog, grassland, heather and shelter belt on peat ( Longworth 1973); cutaway raised bog and permanent pasture on peat ( Whelan 1976); salt marsh ( Healy 1975; Speight and Healy 1977).

Counties: Antrim, Dublin, Kildare and Mayo.