Scutoverticidae Grandjean, 1954

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 : 120

Family Scutoverticidae Grandjean, 1954

Scutovertex Michael, 1879

· Scutovertex minutus (C.L. Koch, 1836) *

· Original name: Cepheus minutus C.L. Koch, 1836 .

· In: Deutschlands Crustaceen, Myriapoden und Arachniden, 3(12).

· Historical combinations/variations: Ameronothrus minutus (C.L. Koch) Buitendijk, 1945 .

· Synonyms: Eremaeus ovalis siculus Berlese, 1887 ; Scutovertex ovalis (Berlese) Oudemans, 1900 . Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Agricultural grassland ( Bolger 1980); dune at seashore (Purvis 1982). Counties: Wexford.

· Scutovertex sculptus Michael, 1879 *

· Original name: Scutovertex sculptus Michael, 1879 .

· In: A contribution to the knowledge of the British Oribatidae . Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society, 2, 225–251.

· Synonyms: (?) Cepheus ovalis C.L. Koch, 1841 “sp. inq.”; Eremaeus ovalis (C.L. Koch) Berlese, 1887 ; Scutovertex steineri Mihelčič, 1956 ; Scutovertex (Neoscutovertex) glaber Mihelčič, 1957 ; Scutovertex (Neoscutovertex) rugosus Mihelčič, 1957 .

Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Old nests of gulls and puffins and under stones on sandhills ( Halbert 1915); bog ( Longworth 1973); Plantago sward (Bolger In press), pastures ( Arroyo et al. 2009a); agricultural grassland and ant nests ( Arroyo et al. 2015).

Counties: Galway, Limerick and Mayo.