Eniochthoniidae Grandjean, 1947

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Family Eniochthoniidae Grandjean, 1947

Eniochthonius Grandjean, 1933

· Eniochthonius minutissimus (Berlese, 1910)

· Original name: Hypocthonius minutissimus Berlese, 1904 .

· In: Acari nuovi. Manipulus I. Redia , 1, 235–252.

· Historical combinations/variations: Hypochthonius minutissima (Berlese) Vasiliu and Ivan 1995 . Hypochthoniella minutissima (Berlese) Marshall, 1968 .

· Synonyms: Hypochthonius pallidulus (Berlese) sensu Michael, 1888 non C.L. Koch, 1836; Hypochthonius (Hypochtoniella) pallidulus (Berlese) Berlese, 1910 ; Arthrochthonius pallidulus (Berlese) sensu Ewing 1917 ; Hypochthoniella pallidulus (Berlese) Sellnick, 1928 ; Eniochthonius pallidulus (Berlese) Grandjean, 1933 ; Eniochthonius grandjeani van der Hammen, 1952 .

Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Heather and shelter belt on peat ( Longworth 1973) Cutaway raised bog, permanent pasture on bog ( Whelan 1976); lodgepole pine and Norway spruce mixed forest ( Arroyo et al. 2009b); grassland and ant nests ( Arroyo et al. 2015).

Counties: Kildare, Limerick, Mayo and Wicklow.