Ameronothridae

· Original name: Scutovertex bilineatus Michael, 1888. · In: British Oribatidae, Vols. I and II. Ray Soc., London. 656 pp. Irish Reference / s and Habitat / s: Seashore habitats (under stones on the sea shore and under moist limestone flakes) (Halbert 1915, 1920 and Halbert’s notes; Evans et al. 1961); salt marsh (Healy 1975; Speight and Healy 1977), Counties: Dublin, Galway and Mayo. · Ameronothrus lineatus (Thorell, 1871) * · Original name: Eremaeus lineatus Thorell, 1871. · In: Om Arachnider fran Spitsbergen och Beeren-Eiland. Ofvers. Öfversigt af kongliga vetenskaps akademiens fÖrhandlingar, 28, 683 - 702. · Historical combinations / variations: Scutovertex lineatus (Thorell) Banks, 1919. · Synonyms: Scutovertex corrugatus Michael, 1888; Ameronothrus corrugatus (Michael) Berlese, 1896; Scutovertex occidentalis Hull, 1918. Irish Reference / s and Habitat / s: Under stones on the sea shore above high water mark and under stones in saltmarsh and streams (Halbert 1920). Counties: Dublin and Mayo. · Ameronothrus maculatus (Michael, 1882) * · Original name: Scutovertex maculatus Michael, 1882. · In: Further notes on British Oribatidae. Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society, 2, 1 – 18. · Synonyms: Scutovertex maculatus groenlandicus Trägårdh, 1904; Scutovertex pseudomaculatus Hull, 1914; Scutovertex pseudomaculatus insularis Hull, 1914; Scutovertex maculatus insularis Hull, 1916; Scutovertex maculatus pseudomaculatus Hull, 1916; Scutovertex pseudomaculatus angularis Hull, 1914. Irish Reference / s and Habitat / s: Amongst lichens on rocks near the sea coast and under tufts of a lichen (Lichina pygmaea) growing on exposed rock surfaces (Halbert 1907,1915, 1920; Evans et al. 1961). Counties: Dublin. · Ameronothrus marinus (Banks, 1896) * · Original name: Nothrus marinus Banks, 1896. · In: New North American spiders and mites. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 23, 57 – 77. · Historical combinations / variations: Hygroribates marinus (Banks) Jacot, 1934; Scutovertex marinus (Banks) Banks, 1904. · Synonyms: (?) Ameronothrus fucicolum Brady, 1875 “ sp. inq. ” sensu Buitendijk, 1945 [misidentification]; Scutovertex spoofi Oudemans, 1900; Ameronothrus spoofi (Oudemans) Grandjean, 1932; Hygroribates spoofi (Oudemans) Jacot, 1934; Ameronothrus bilineatus spoofi Hull, 1916; Scutovertex bilineatus sensu Oudemans, 1901 [misidentification]; Ameronothrus infusionum sensu Buitendijk, 1945 [misidentification]. Irish Reference / s and Habitat / s: Between moist limestone flakes on the rocky shore, under stones resting on sandy mud in small streams and under stones on the seashore (Halbert 1920; Evans et al. 1961); salt marsh (Healy 1975; Speight and Healy 1977). Counties: Dublin and Mayo. · Ameronothrus nigrofemoratus (L. Koch, 1879) · Original name: Nothrus nigrofemoratus L. Koch, 1879. · In: Arachniden aus Sibirien und Novaja Zemlja, eingesammelt von der Schwedischen Expedition im Jahre 1875. Kungl. Svenska vetenskapsakademiens handlingar, Stockholm, 16 (5), 1 – 136. · Historical combinations / variations: Damaeus nigro-femoratus (L. Koch) Michael, 1898; Scutovertex nigrofemoratus (L. Koch) Michael, 1884; Ameronothrus lineatus nigrofemorata (L. Koch) Hammer, 1944; H. nigrofemoratus (L. Koch) Healy, 1975. · Synonyms: Ameronothrus lineatus brevipes Willmann, 1937; Ameronothrus lineatus sensu Hammer, 1937 non Thorell, 1871. Irish Reference / s and Habitat / s: Salt marsh (Healy 1975; Speight and Healy 1977). Counties: Dublin.