Cepheidae

· Cepheus latus C. L. Koch, 1835 * · Original name: Tegeocranus latus C. L. Koch, 1835. · In: Deutschlands Crustaceen, Myriapoden und Arachniden, Vol. 3 (11). Irish Reference / s and Habitat / s: Under bark of decayed fir trees (Halbert 1915); fungal sporocarps (O’Connell and Bolger 1997; unpublished data); soil from Norway spruce forest (Heneghan 1994); Sitka spruce forests (Arroyo et al. 2009 b) moss in canopy, moss on soil, canopy and soil in Sikta spruce forests, moss on soil in ash forests and moss in canopy in Scots pine forests (Arroyo et al. 2012, 2013 b); Machair foredunes (Arroyo and Bolger 2011); riparian habitat (unpublished data); agricultural grassland and ant nests (Arroyo et al. 2015); canopy in ash, oak and Sitka spruce forests (unpublished data). Counties: Clare, Cork, Galway, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Limerick, Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo and Wicklow. Conoppia Berlese, 1908 · Conoppia palmicincta (Michael, 1880) * · Original name: Leiosoma palmicinctum Michael, 1880. · In: Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society, 3, 36. · Historical combinations / variations: Lasiosoma palmicincta (Michael) Michael, 1884; Liacarus palmicinctus (Michael) Michael, 1898, Phyllotegeus palmicinctum (Michael) Berlese, 1913. · Synonyms: Oppia microptera Berlese, 1885; Oribata microptera Canestrini, 1896, “ nom. praeoc. ” by Berlese, 1885; Notaspis microptera (Berlese) Michael, 1898; Conoppia microptera (Berlese) Berlese, 1908; Cepheus feideri Suciu and Panu, 1972. Irish Reference / s and Habitat / s: Under stones (Halbert 1923); moss trunk in yew forest and moss in canopy and moss on trunk in oak forest (Arroyo et al. 2013 c). Counties: Kerry. Ommatocepheus Berlese, 1913 · Ommatocepheus ocellatus (Michael, 1882) · Original name: Cepheus ocellatus Michael, 1882. · In: Further Notes on British Oribatidae. Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society London, ser. 2, 2, 1 – 18. · Synonyms: Scutovertex pulcherrimus Berlese, 1913. Irish Reference / s and Habitat / s: Machair foredunes (Arroyo and Bolger 2011); canopy in oak, ash, Scots pine and Sitka spruce forests and moss in canopy in oak and Sitka spruce forests (Arroyo et al. 2012, 2013 b); canopy and moss on trunk in yew forest and canopy, moss in canopy and moss on trunk in oak forest (Arroyo et al. 2013 c). Counties: Cork, Galway, Kerry, Tipperary and Wicklow. Tritegeus Berlese, 1913 · Tritegeus bisulcatus Grandjean, 1953 * · Original name: Tritegeus bisulcatus Grandjean, 1953. · In: Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (2), 25 (2), 160. · Synonyms: Cepheus bifidatus Nicolet sensu Michael, 1884; Cepheus bifidus (Nicolet) sensu Halbert, 1915. Irish Reference / s and Habitat / s: Moss in woodland (Halbert 1915), moss on soil in Scots pine and Sitka spruce forests and soil in Sitka spruce forests (Arroyo et al. 2012, 2013 b); moss on soil and trunk in oak forest (Arroyo et al. 2013 c). Counties: Cork, Kerry, Mayo and Sligo.