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Checklist for Infraclass Acari Nitzsch, 1818 (Mites and Ticks)
and region Afghanistan (South Asia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
83
282
568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
58
211
427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
18
25
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Afghanistan
18 Families width 39 Species
Argasidae C. L. Koch, 1844Soft tick2SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychidae Donnadieu, 1875Spider mites7SpeciesTaxom
Carabodidae Koch, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Syringophilidae Lavoipierre, 1953Quill mites2SpeciesTaxom
Halacaridae Murray, 1877Sea mites2SpeciesTaxom
Ixodidae C. L. Koch, 1844Hard Tick5SpeciesTaxom
Amblyommidae Banks, 19079SpeciesTaxom
Lebertiidae Thor, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Epidermoptidae Trouessart, 18920SpeciesTaxom
Hydryphantidae Piersig, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Cheyletidae Leach, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Sperchontidae Thor, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Spinturnicidae Oudemans, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Tarsonemidae Kramer, 1877Tarsonemid mites1SpeciesTaxom
Trachyuropodidae Kramer, 18810SpeciesTaxom
Trematuridae Berlese, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Uropodidae Kramer, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Zerconidae Berlese, 18921SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Afghanistan
25 Genera with 39 Species
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Argas Latreille, 1844American Dog Tick2SpeciesTaxom
Bryobia Koch, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Carabodes Koch, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Columbiphilus Kivganov & S..., 19951SpeciesTaxom
Copidognathus Trouessart, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Eutetranychus Banks, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Haemaphysalis Koch, 19725SpeciesTaxom
Halacarus Gosse, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Hyalomma Koch, 19469SpeciesTaxom
Lebertia Neuman, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Myialges Trouessart, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Panonychus Yokoyama, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Picobia Haller, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Protzia Piersig, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Protziella Lundbland, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Raveniola Zonstein, 20252SpeciesTaxom
Samsinakia Volgin, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Sperchon Kramer, 1966Water Mites3SpeciesTaxom
Spinturnix von Heyden, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Tarsonemus Canestrini &..., 19391SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychus Dufour, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Trachyuropoda Berlese, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Trematuroides Cooreman, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Uropoda Latreille, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Zercon C.L.Koch, 19791SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afghanistan
39 Species
Argas (Persicargas) persicus (Oken, 1818)⇒ Argas miniatus Koch, 1844
Argas miniatus Koch, 1844Chicken tick
Bryobia (Bryobia) rubrioculus Scheuten, 1857Brown almond mite
Carabodes scymnus Hull, 1914
Columbiphilus khushalkhani Kivganov & S..., 1995
Copidognathus mesomorphus André, 1959
Eutetranychus africanus Tucker, 1926Citrus brown mite
Eutetranychus orientalis (Klein, 1936)⇒ Eutetranychus africanus Tucker, 1926
Haemaphysalis (Aboimisalis) punctata Canestrini &..., 1878Coastal Red Tick
Haemaphysalis (Herpetobia) sulcata (Canestrini &..., 1878)⇒ Haemaphysalis punctata Canestrini &..., 1878
Haemaphysalis danieli ÄŒerný & Hoo..., 1977Daniel's western Himalayan haemaphysaline
Haemaphysalis numidiana (Nuttall, 1905)⇒ Haemaphysalis pedetes Hoogstraal, 1972
Haemaphysalis pedetes Hoogstraal, 1972
Halacarus ctenopus Gosse, 1855Western spleenwort
Hyalomma (Hyalomma) dromedarii Koch, 1844Camel Hyalomma
Hyalomma (Hyalomma) lusitanicum Koch, 1844
Hyalomma (Hyalomma) truncatum Koch, 1844African bont-leg tick
Hyalomma (Hyalommasta) aegyptium (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Hyalomma truncatum Koch, 1844
Hyalomma albiparmatum Schulze, 1919
Hyalomma impeltatum Schulze & Sc..., 1930Kratz's Hyalomma
Hyalomma kumari Sharif, 1928Indian goat Hyalomma
Hyalomma schulzei Olenev, 1931Iranian camel Hyalomma
Hyalomma turanicum Pomerantsev, 1946Enamel-legged Hyalomma
Lebertia (Hexalebertia) noshaqensis Imamura, 1966
Panonychus (Panonychus) ulmi Koch, 1836ERM
Picobia khushalkhani Kivganov & S..., 2001
Protzia (Diplocalonyx) riozoi Imamura, 1966
Raveniola afghana Zonstein, 2024
Raveniola zonsteini Zamani & Fom..., 2025
Samsinakia gonocephalum Fain, 1984
Sperchon ishkashimensis Imamura, 1966
Sperchon noshaqensis Imamura, 1966
Sperchon yosni Imamura, 1966
Spinturnix plecotinus C.L.Koch, 1839
Tarsonemus (Tarsonemus) cryptocephalus Ewing, 1939
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) urticae C. L. Koch, 1836Carmine spider mite
Trematuroides lindbergi Cooreman, 1960
Uropoda (Uropoda) afghanica Wisniewski &..., 1996
Zercon (Zercon) schrammi Blaszak, 1979

Subnodes of Acari with occurrences in Afghanistan
SuperorderAcariformes
Zakhvatkin, 1952
dust mites, mites
10
17
19
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderParasitiformes
Reuter, 1909
mites, ticks
8
8
20
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Acari (Nitzsch 1818)
Acari (Nitzsch 1818)


Links, sources and further information
Acari at artfakta.se
Acari at biodiversity.org.au
Acari at dyntaxa.se
Acari at marinespecies.org