Halolaelapidae Karg, 1965

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 : 105-108

Family Halolaelapidae Karg, 1965

Halolaelaps Berlese & Trouessart, 1889

• Halolaelaps balticus Willmann, 1957

• Original name: Halolaelaps balticus Willmann, 1957 .

• In: Abhandlungen vom Naturwissenschaftlichen Verein zu Bremen, 35: 172. Irish Records: On barnacles at seashore ( Healy & McGrath, 1998). Counties: Wexford.

• Halolaelaps celticus Halbert, 1915

• Original name: Halolaelaps celticus Halbert, 1915

• In: Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, 31: 57.

Irish Records: Unser stones at high tide mark on seashore and amongst decaying seaweed ( Halbert, 1915, 1920; Healy & McGrath, 1998).

Counties: Dublin, Mayo, Wexford.

• Halolaelaps marinus (Brady, 1875) • Original name: Gamasus marinus Brady, 1875 . • In: Proceedings of the Zoological Society, London, 21: 307. • Combinations/variations used in Irish literature: Halolaelaps glabriusculus Berlese & Trouessart ( Halbert, 1915; Hull, 1918).

Irish Records: Lower zones of the initertidal area at seashore ( Halbert, 1915, 1920); on barnacles and

wrack bed at seashore ( Healy & McGrath, 1998).

Counties: Dublin, Galway, Mayo, Wexford.

Leitneria Evans, 1957

• Leitneria granulata ( Halbert, 1923)

• Original name: Gamasellus (Protolaelaps) granulatus Halbert, 1923 . • In: Journal of the Linnean Society (Zoology), 35: 364.

• Combinations/variations used in Irish literature: Gamasellus (Proctolaelaps) granulatus Halbert (Halbert, 1923) . Irish Records: Under stones in the Tolka valley ( Halbert, 1923). Counties: Dublin.