Digamasellidae Evans, 1957

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 : 98-104

Family Digamasellidae Evans, 1957

Cornodendrolaelaps Hirschmann & Wiśniewski, 1982

• Cornodendrolaelaps cornutulus (Hirschmann, 1960)

• Original name: Dendrolaelaps cornutulus Hirschmann, 1960 . • In: Acarologie, Schriftenreihe für Vergleichende Milbenkunde, 3: 7. • Combinations/variations used in Irish literature: Dendrolaelaps cornutulus Hirschmann ( O’Connell,

1994).

Irish Records: Fungal sporocarp ( O’Connell, 1994).

Counties: Not specified.

Dendrolaelaps Halbert, 1915

• Dendrolaelaps arenarius Karg, 1971

• Original name: Dendrolaelaps arenarius Karg, 1971 .

• In: Die Tierwelt Deutschlands, 59: 339.

Irish Records: Pasture ( Piotrowska, 2009).

Counties: Galway

• Dendrolaelaps cornutus (Kramer, 1886)

• Original name: Seius cornutus Kramer, 1886 .

• In: Archiv fur Naturgeschichte, 52: 257.

Irish Records: Under bark of cut pine logs ( Halbert, 1923); fungal sporocarp ( O’Connell, 1994).

Counties: Dublin.

• Dendrolaelaps foveolatus (Leitner, 1949)

• Original name: Digamasellus foveolatus Leitner, 1949 .

• In: Zentralblatt für das Gesamtgebiet der Entomologie, 3: 59.

Irish Records: Pasture ( Ganley, 1976; Purvis, 1978; Bolger, 1980; Bolger & Curry, 1984; Piotrowska, 2009); Iris bog at seashore ( Purvis, 1982).

Counties: Cork, Dublin, Galway, Kildare, Meath, Wexford.

• Dendrolaelaps halophilus (Willmann, 1951) • Original name: Digamasellus halophilus Willmann, 1951 . • In: Veröffentlichungen des Instituts fur Meeresforschung in Bremerhaven. Bremen, 1: 143. • Combinations/variations used in Irish literature: Digamsellus halophilus Willmann ( Healy, 1975; Speight

& Healy, 1977).

Irish Records: Soil in saltmarsh ( Healy, 1975; Speight & Healy, 1977).

Counties: Dublin.

• Dendrolaelaps oudemansi Halbert, 1915

• Original name: Dendrolaelaps oudemansi Halbert, 1915 .

• In: Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, 31: 68.

Irish Records: Under bark and in pine cones ( Halbert, 1915).

Counties: Dublin, Mayo.

• Dendrolaelaps rectus Karg, 1962

• Original name: Dendrolaelaps rectus Karg, 1962

• In: Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin, 38: 36.

Irish Records: Pasture ( Piotrowska, 2009).

Counties: Galway.

• Dendrolaelaps stammeri Hirschmann, 1960

• Original name: Dendrolaelaps stammeri Hirschmann, 1960 .

• In: Acarologie, Schriftenreihe für Vergleichende Milbenkunde, 3: 26.

Irish Records: Fungal sporocarp ( O’Connell, 1994).

Counties: Kilkenny.

• Dendrolaelaps tenuipilus Hirschmann, 1960

• Original name: Dendrolaelaps tenuipilus Hirschmann, 1960 .

• In: Acarologie, Schriftenreihe für Vergleichende Milbenkunde, 3: 17.

Irish Records: Fungal sporocarp ( O’Connell, 1994).

Counties: Not specified.

Dendroseius Karg, 1965

• Dendroseius reticulatus (Sheals, 1956)

• Original name Digamasellus reticulatus Sheals, 1956 .

• In: Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine, 92: 99.

• Combinations/variations used in Irish literature: Digamasellus scotarius Sheals ( Curry, 1970, 1971), Den-

droseius scotarius Sheals ( Skorupski & Luxton, 1998) .

Irish Records: Pasture ( Curry, 1969a, 1970, 1971; Bolger, 1980); pasture on peat ( Whelan, 1976); dune, pasture, Iris bog, gorse bank and Salix ditch at seashore ( Purvis, 1982); soil under Leyland cypress, Sitka spruce and pasture (unpublished data).

Counties: Kildare, Wexford.

Digamasellus Berlese, 1905

• Digamasellus inermis ( Halbert, 1920)

• Original name: Gamasellus inermis Halbert, 1920 .

• In: Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, 35, 117.

• Combinations/variations used in Irish literature: Gamasellus inermis Halbert (Halbert, 1920) .

Irish Records: In fissures and between stone flakes at seashore ( Halbert, 1920).

Counties: Dublin.

Insectolaelaps Shcherbak, 1980 • Insectolaelaps euarmatus (Hirschmann, 1960) • Original name: Dendrolaelaps euarmatus Hirschmann, 1960 . • In: Acarologie, Schriftenreihe für Vergleichende Milbenkunde, 3: 21. • Combinations/variations used in Irish literature: Dendrolaelaps euarmatus Hirschmann ( O’Connell,

1994).

Irish Records: Fungal sporocarp ( O’Connell, 1994).

Counties: Not specified.

Punctodendrolaelaps Hirschmann & Wiśniewski 1982 • Punctodendrolaelaps strenzkei (Hirschmann, 1960) • Original name: Dendrolaelaps strenzkei Hirschmann, 1960 . • In: Acarologie, Schriftenreihe für Vergleichende Milbenkunde, 3: 22 • Combinations/variations used in Irish literature: Dendrolaelaps strenzkei Hirschmann ( Emmanuel, 1977;

Emmanuel et al., 1985a).

Irish Records: Barley plants ( Emmanuel, 1977; Emmanuel et al., 1985a).

Counties: Kildare.