Scheloribatidae Grandjean 1933
Creators: name: Bolger, Thomas
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Sarcoptiformes
Scheloribatidae

description: Family Scheloribatidae Grandjean, 1933
Dometorina Grandjean, 1951
· Dometorina plantivaga (Berlese, 1895) *
· Original name: Oribatula plantivaga Berlese, 1895.
· In: Acari, Myriapoda et Scorpiones, 77(5).
· Historical combinations/variations: Notaspis plantivaga (Berlese) Michael, 1898; Oribatula (Hemileius) plantivaga (Berlese) Halbert, 1923; Eporibatula plantivaga (Berlese) Willmann, 1931; Dometorina (Dometorina) plantivaga (Berlese) Subías, 2004.
· Synonyms: Oppia tibialis sensu Berlese, 1892 non Oribatula tibialis sensu Berlese, 1895 [misidentification]. Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: No habitat details provided (Halbert 1923). Counties: Dublin and Mayo.
Liebstadia Oudemans, 1906
· Liebstadia humerata Sellnick, 1928
· Original name: Liebstadia humerata Sellnick, 1928.
· In: Formenkreis Hornmilben, Oribatei. In: P. Brohmer, Die Tierwelt Mitteleuropas, 3(4) 9, 1–42.
· Historical combinations/variations: Liebstadia (Liebstadia) humerata (Sellnick) Subías, 2004. Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Grass, moss, soil on cliff and agricultural soil (Bolger In press). Counties: Mayo.
· Liebstadia similis (Michael, 1888) *
· Original name: Nostaspis similis Michael, 1888.
· In: British Oribatidae, Vols. I and II. Ray Soc., London. 656 pp.
· Historical combinations/variations: Eremaeus similis (Michael) Oudemans, 1900; Oribatula similis (Michael) Oudemans, 1906; Liebstadia (Liebstadia) similis (Michael) Subías, 2004.
· Synonyms: Oribates pallidula sensu Oudemans, 1896 non C.L. Koch, 1841 [misidentification]; Oribatula anomala Hull, 1916; Protoribates silesius Sellnick, 1925; Protoribates serratomarginatus Mahunka, 1983. Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Moss and seashore habitats (under stones resting on peaty soils flooded at high tides and under stones on a grassy sward) and in old nests of sea birds, (Halbert 1915, 1920; Evans et al. 1961); agricultural grassland (Curry 1969, 1969b, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1976; Valarasan 1971; Ganley 1976; Curry and Tuohy 1978; Purvis 1978; Bolger 1980; Purvis and Curry 1980, 1981; Bolger and Curry 1984; Arroyo et al. 2015); cutaway raised bog and permanent pasture on peat (Whelan 1976); cutaway raised bog (Curry and Momen 1988); salt marsh (Healy 1975; Speight and Healy 1977); dune, pasture, Iris bog and gorse bank at seashore (Purvis 1982); soil in Sitka spruce and Monterey pine plots and in grasslands (unpublished data); pastures, broadleaved forests (birch), raised bogs, and blanket bogs (rough grazing) (Arroyo et al, 2009a); Machair fixed (stable), Machair fore dunes and Machair grassland (Arroyo and Bolger 2011); raised bogs, mountain blanket bogs, Atlantic blanket bogs and fens (Wisdom et al. 2011) riparian habitat (unpublished data); ant nests (Arroyo et al. 2015).
Counties: Cork, Donegal, Dublin, Galway, Kildare, Limerick, Mayo, Offaly, Sligo and Wexford.
Scheloribates (Hemileius) Berlese, 1916
· Scheloribates (Hemileius) initialis (Berlese, 1908) *
· Original name: Protoribates (Scheloribates) initialis Berlese, 1908.
· In: Redia, 5, 2.
· Historical combinations/variations: Oribatula (Hemileius) initialis (Berlese) Berlese, 1917; Hemileius initialis (Berlese) Grandjean, 1953; Hemileius (Hemileius) initialis (Berlese) Subías, 2004.
· Synonyms: Scheloribates confundatus Sellnick, 1928; Hemileius translamellatus Karpinen, 1974 [misidentification].
Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Agricultural grassland (Curry 1969, 1973, 1976, 1979); heather and shelter belt on peat (Longworth 1973); bog, grassland and permanent pasture on peat (both soil and herbage (Whelan 1978, 1985, 1986); corn crops, pastures, beech forests and blanket bogs (rough grazing) (Arroyo et al. 2009a); canopy of oak forest (Arroyo et al. 2013b); riparian habitat (unpublished data); ant nests (Arroyo et al. 2015).
Counties: Carlow, Cork, Dublin Galway, Kerry, Kildare, Limerick, Mayo and Meath.
Scheloribates (Scheloribates) Berlese, 1908
· Scheloribates (Scheloribates) laevigatus (C.L. Koch, 1835) *
· Original name: Zetes laevigatus C.L. Koch, 1835.
· In: Deutschlands Crustaceen, Myriapoden und Arachniden, 3(8).
· Historical combinations/variations: Scheloribates laevigatus (C.L. Koch) Sellnick, 1828.
· Synonyms: Oribata lucasi Nicolet, 1855; Oribata lucasii [sic] (Nicolet) Curry, 1976; Oribates fuscomaculata sensu Oudemans, 1896 no C.L. Koch, 1841 [misidentification]; Notaspis lucasi (Nicolet) Oudemans, 1900; Murcia lucasi (Nicolet) Oudemans, 1913; Oribates michaeli Hull, 1914; Oribata michaeli Hull, 1914; Scheloribates robustus Mihelčič, 1969, “nom. praeoc.” by Pletzen, 1963.
Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Under bark of a fir tree and on a green alga-like weed (Halbert 1907, 1915, 1920); agricultural grassland (Curry 1969, 1976; Valarasan 1971; Ganley 1976; Arroyo et al. 2015; unpublished data); salt marsh (Healy 1975; Speight and Healy 1977); cutaway raised bog and permanent pasture on peat (Whelan 1976); pastures and blanket bogs (rough grazing) (Arroyo et al. 2009a); Machair fixed (stable) dunes and Machair grassland (Arroyo and Bolger 2011); riparian habitat (unpublished data); ant nests (Arroyo et al. 2015).
Counties: Donegal, Dublin, Galway, Kildare, Limerick, Mayo and Meath.
· Scheloribates (Scheloribates) pallidulus (C.L. Koch, 1841) *
· Original name: Zetes pallidulus C.L. Koch, 1841.
· In: Deutschlands Crustaceen, Myriapoden und Arachniden, 31(9).
· Historical combinations/variations: Oribata pallidula (C.L. Koch) Michael, 1898; Scheloribates pallidulus (C.L. Koch) Sellnick 1928.
· Synonyms: Zetes fuscomaculatus C.L. Koch, 1841; Protoribates (Scheloribates) frigidus Berlese, 1908; Scheloribates ponticus Subbotina, 1989.
Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Stored food products (O’Farrell and Butler 1948). Counties: Antrim, Derry and Down.
· Scheloribates (Scheloribates) latipes (C.L. Koch, 1844)
· Original name: Zetes latipes C.L. Koch, 1844.
· In: Deutschlands Crustaceen, Myriapoden und Arachniden, 38 (14).
· Historical combinations/variations: Oribates latipes (C.L. Koch) Berlese, 1886; Scheloribates latipes (C.L. Koch) Sellnick, 1928.
· Synonyms: Oribata clavipectinata Ewing, 1907; Scheloribates campestris Mihelčič, 1966; Scheloribates grandis Subbotina, 1979.
Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Grassland and ant nests (Arroyo et al. 2015). Counties: Limerick
· Scheloribates (Scheloribates) saxicola (Halbert, 1920) *
· Original name: Oribatula saxicola Halbert, 1920
· In: The Acarina of seashore. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, 35, 101–152. Irish Reference/s and Habitat/s: Uunder flakes in the rocky shore and under lichens growing on boulders (Halbert 1920; Evans et al. 1961).
Counties: Dublin.
description: Published as part of Bolger, Thomas, 2017, Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) recorded from Ireland: Catalogue, historical records, species habitats and geographical distribution, combinations, variations and synonyms, pp. 1-174 in Zootaxa 4328 (1) on pages 140-144, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4328.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1000543