Ascidae Voigts & Oudemans 1905
Creators: name: Bolger, Thomas
name: Arroyo, Julio
name: Piotrowska, Katarzyna
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Mesostigmata
Ascidae

description: Family Ascidae Voigts & Oudemans, 1905
Arctoseiodes Willman, 1949
• Arctoseiodes ibericus (Willmann, 1949)
• Original name: Arctoseius ibericus Willmann, 1949.
• In: Abhandlungen Naturwissenschaftlichen Verein zu Bremen, 32: 356.
Irish Records: Spartina saltmarsh, and on rocky seashore (Healy & McGrath, 1998).
Counties: Wexford.
Arctoseius Sig Thor, 1930 • Arctoseius butleri (Hughes, 1948) • Original name: Tristomus butleri Hughes, 1948. • In: The Mites Associated with Stored Food Products. His Majesty’s Stationery Office, London. 139. • Combinations/variations used in Irish literature: Tristomus butleri Hughes (Hughes, 1948; O’Farrell & Butler, 1948).
Irish Records: Stored foodstuffs (O’Farrell & Butler, 1948); railway wagons which had contained grain
(Cusack et al., 1975).
Counties: Antrim.
• Arctoseius cetratus (Sellnick, 1940)
• Original name: Lasioseius cetratus Sellnick, 1940
• In: Meddelanden Från Göteborgs Musei Zoologiska Avdelning, 83: 99.
Irish Records: Pasture (Curry, 1969a; Cunningham, 1975; Purvis, 1978; Bolger, 1980; Bolger & Curry, 1980, 1984; O’Neill, 1981); pasture on cutaway peat (Longworth, 1973; Whelan, 1976, 1978, 1985, 1986; Curry & Momen, 1988; Curry et al., 1989); manure on soil surface (Curry, 1979); plants and soil in barley crop (Emmanuel, 1977); winter wheat crop (Kelly & Curry, 1985); heather on bog (Longworth, 1973); tilled soil (Bolger in press); fungal sporocarp (O’Connell, 1994.
Counties: Kildare, Mayo, Meath, Offaly, Wexford.
• Arctoseius longispinosus (Hirschmann, 1962)
• Original name: Iphidozercon longispinosus Hirschmann, 1962.
• In: Acarologie. Schriftenreihe für Verglenchende Milbenkunde, 5: 30.
Irish Records: Fungal sporocarp (O’Connell, 1994); pasture (Piotrowska, 2009).
Counties: Cork, Galway.
• Arctoseius magnanalis Evans, 1958
• Original name: Arctoseius magnanalis Evans, 1958
• In: Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 131: 188.
Irish Records: Pasture (Curry, 1969a).
Counties: Kildare.
• Arctoseius minutus (Halbert, 1915)
• Original name: Seiulus minutus Halbert, 1915
• In: Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, 31: 76.
• Combinations/variations used in Irish literature: Seiulus minutus Halbert (Halbert, 1915), Zerconopsis minuta Halbert (Hull, 1918), Lasioseius (Leioseius) minutus (Halbert) (Halbert, 1923), Iphidozercon minutus (Halbert) (Evans, 1958; Curry, 1969a, b, 1971, 1976a; Ganley, 1976; Curry & Ganley, 1977; Skorupski & Luxton, 1998).
Irish Records: Sphagnum (Halbert, 1915); under rotten wood (Halbert, 1923); pasture (Curry, 1969a, b, 1971, 1976a; Ganley, 1976; Curry & Ganley, 1977) dune, pasture, Iris bog and bracken bed at seashore (Purvis, 1982); grass on cliff, under bracken and moss, and in saltmarsh (Bolger, in press); pasture on peat (Whelan, 1976); soil under Norway spruce (Heneghan, 1994; unpublished data); fungal sporocarp (O’Connell, 1994; unpublished data); moss on soil surface and soil under Sitka spruce (Arroyo & Bolger, 2007); pasture (Piotrowska, 2009).
Counties: Cork, Dublin, Galway, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Mayo, Wexford, Wicklow.
• Arctoseius semiscissus (Berlese, 1892)
• Original name: Laelaps (Iphis) semiscissus Berlese, 1892.
• In: Acari, Myriopoda et Scorpiones hucusque in Italia reperta, 67: 7.
Irish Records: Pasture on peat (Whelan, 1976); fungal sporocarp (O’Connell, 1994); pasture (Piotrowska, 2009).
Counties: Kildare, Kilkenny, Wexford.
• Arctoseius venustulus (Berlese, 1916)
• Original name: Lasioseius (Leioseius) venustulus Berlese, 1916.
• In: Redia, 12: 45.
• Combinations/variations used in Irish literature: Arctoseius pannonicus (Willmann) (Curry, 1976a, 1979; Breslin, 1979; Bolger, 1980; Arroyo et al., 2015). Irish Records: Pasture (Curry, 1976a; Ganley, 1976; Bolger, 1980; unpublished data); manure on soil surface (Curry, 1979); soil of sugar beet crop (Breslin, 1979); nest of Lasius flavus and pasture (Arroyo et al., 2015). Counties: Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Limerick, Meath, Wexford.
Asca v. Heyden, 1826 • Asca bicornis (Canestrini & Fanzago, 1877) • Original name: Gamasus (Sejus) bicornis Canestrini & Fanzago, 1877. • In: Atti del Reale Istituto veneto di scienze, lettere ed arti, Series 5, 5: 103. • Combinations/variations used in Irish literature: Ceratozercon bicornis (Canestrini & Fanzago) (Halbert,
1923).
Irish Records: Stone on sanddune (Halbert, 1923); pasture (Tuohy, 1979; Arroyo et al., 2015).
Counties: Dublin, Limerick, Meath.
Gamasellodes Athias-Henriot, 1961
• Gamasellodes bicolor (Berlese, 1918)
• Original name: Gamasellus (Digamasellus) bicolor Berlese, 1918.
• In: Redia, 13: 135.
• Combinations/variations used in Irish literature: Digamasellus circuliformes Leitner (Valarasan, 1971), Leioseius bicolor (Berlese) (Whelan, 1976).
Irish Records: Sphagnum, heather and pasture on bog (Longworth, 1973; Whelan, 1976); hedgerow around barley field (Emmanuel, 1977); pasture (Valarasan, 1971; Curry, 1976a; Bolger, 1980); pasture on peat (Whelan, 1976); bread vans (Cusack et al., 1975); bracken bed at seashore (Purvis, 1982); fungal sporocarp (O’Connell, 1994; unpublished data); small mammal nests (unpublished data).
Counties: Dublin, Kildare, Wexford, Wicklow.
Iphidozercon Berlese, 1903
• Iphidozercon corticalis Evans, 1958
• Original name: Iphidozercon corticalis Evans, 1958.
• In: Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 131: 214.
Irish Records: Manure on soil surface (Curry, 1979); pasture (Bolger, 1980; O’Neill, 1981).
Counties: Meath, Wexford.
• Iphidozercon gibbus (Berlese, 1903)
• Original name: Eviphis (?) gibbus Berlese, 1903.
• In: Redia, 1: 246.
Irish Records: Barley plants and field (Emmanuel, 1977).
Counties: Kildare.
Leioseius Berlese, 1916
• Leioseius minusculus (Berlese, 1905)
• Original name: Ameroseius minusculus Berlese, 1905.
• In: Redia, 2: 235.
Irish Records: Pasture on peat (Whelan, 1976).
Counties: Kildare.
• Lesioseius salinus (Halbert, 1920)
• Original name: Lasioseius salinus Halbert, 1920.
• In: Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, 35: 125.
Irish Records: Under dead shells and on vegetation in saltmarsh (Halbert, 1920; Healy, 1975; Speight & Healy, 1977).
Counties: Dublin.
Neojordensia Evans, 1957
• Neojordensia levis (Oudemans & Voigts, 1904)
• Original name: Seiulus levis Oudemans & Voigts, 1904.
• In: Zoologischer Anzeiger, 27: 655.
• Combinations/variations used in Irish literature: Seiulus levis Oudemans & Voigts (Halbert, 1915), Lasio-
seius levis Oudemans & Voigts (Hull, 1918).
Irish Records: Moss (Halbert, 1915); decaying vegetation (Evans, 1958); pasture (Curry, 1976a; Ganley, 1976; Curry & Ganley, 1977; Purvis, 1978; O’Neill, 1981); manure on soil surface (Curry, 1979); heather and pine shelter bed on bog (Longworth, 1973); pasture on peat (Whelan, 1976); Salix ditch at seashore (Purvis, 1982); fungal sporocarp (O’Connell, 1994); bedding of Oryctolagus cuniculus (unpublished data).
Counties: Cork, Dublin, Kildare, Mayo, Meath, Wexford.
Protogamasellus Karg, 1962
• Protogamasellus hibernicus Evans, 1982
• Original name: Protogamasellus hibernicus Evans, 1982.
• In: Acarologia, 23: 304.
• Combinations/variations used in Irish literature: Protogamasellus sp. (Purvis, 1982). Irish Records: Gorse bank at seashore (Evans, 1982; Purvis, 1982). Counties: Wexford.
• Protogamasellus mica (Athias-Henriot, 1961)
• Original name: Rhodacarellus mica Athias-Henriot, 1961.
• In: Acarologia, 3: 488.
Irish Records: Dune at seashore (Evans, 1982; Purvis, 1982); pasture (Piotrowska, 2009).
Counties: Cork, Wexford.
• Protogamasellus singularis (Karg, 1962) • Original name: Leioseius singularis Karg, 1962. • In: Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin, 38: 50. • Combinations/variations used in Irish literature: Protogamasellus minor singularis (Karg) (Purvis, 1982).
Irish Records: Dune at seashore (Evans, 1982; Purvis, 1982).
Counties: Wexford.
Zerconopsis Hull, 1918
• Zerconopsis apodius Karg, 1969
• Original name: Zerconopsis apodius Karg, 1969.
• In: Zoologischer Anzeiger, 182: 400.
Irish Records: Fungal sporocarp (O’Connell, 1994).
Counties: Not specified.
• Zerconopsis decemremiger Evans & Hyatt, 1960
• Original name: Zerconopsis decemremiger Evans & Hyatt, 1960.
• In: Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology, 6: 96.
Irish Records: Fungal sporocarp (O’Connell, 1994).
Counties: Not specified.
• Zerconopsis remiger (Kramer, 1876)
• Original name: Gamasus regimer Kramer, 1876.
• In: Archiv für Naturgeschichte, 42: 93.
• Combinations/variations used in Irish literature: Seiulus remiger (Kramer) (Halbert, 1915).
Irish Records: In agaric (Halbert, 1915); under bark (Halbert, 1915 and unpublished notes); farm grain store (Cusack, 1974; Cusack et al., 1975); woodland (Bolger, in press); fungal sporocarp (O’Connell, 1994; O’Connell & Bolger, 1997b; unpublished data).
Counties: Dublin, Kilkenny, Mayo, Wicklow.
description: Published as part of 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, pp. 1-220 in Zootaxa 4519 (1) on pages 147-159, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4519.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2609574