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Checklist for Infraclass Acari Nitzsch, 1818 (Mites and Ticks)
and region Benin (West Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
28
46
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
25
41
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
16
27
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Benin
16 Families width 54 Species and 2 Subspecies
Eriophyidae Nalepa, 1898Blister mites2SpeciesTaxom
Amblyommidae Banks, 190719SpeciesTaxom
Phytoseiidae Berlese, 1916Phytoseiid mites4SpeciesTaxom
Argasidae (C. L. Koch, 1844)Soft tick6SpeciesTaxom
Cheyletidae Leach, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Tarsonemidae Kramer, 1877Tarsonemid mites1SpeciesTaxom
Myobiidae Megnin, 18770SpeciesTaxom
Demodecidae Nicolet, 1855Follicle mites1SpeciesTaxom
Pyroglyphidae Cunliffe, 1958Dust mites1SpeciesTaxom
Feltriidae Viets, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Ixodidae (C. L. Koch, 1844)Hard Tick8SpeciesTaxom
Histiostomatidae Berlese, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychidae Donnadieu, 1875Spider mites6SpeciesTaxom
Chirodiscidae Trouessart, 18920SpeciesTaxom
Sarcoptidae Megnin, 1877Itch mites1SpeciesTaxom
Acaridae Latreille, 1802Acarid mites1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Benin
27 Genera with 54 Species
#ACDFHIMNORST
Aceria Keifer, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Amblyomma hirtum. Neumann, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Amblyseius Berlese, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Argas Latreille, 1844American Dog Tick5SpeciesTaxom
Cheletomimus Oudemans, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Cheyletus Latreille, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Coreitarsonemus Fain, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Crocidurobia Jameson, 1970
0SpeciesTaxom
Demodex Owen, 1842Eyelash mites1SpeciesTaxom
Dermacentor Koch, 1821Dog Ticks1SpeciesTaxom
Dermatophagoides Bogdanoff, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Feltria Koenike, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Haemaphysalis Koch, 19737SpeciesTaxom
Histiostoma Kramer, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Hyalomma Koch, 19196SpeciesTaxom
Ixodes Latreille, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Mononychellus Wainstein, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Neoseiulus Hughes, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Olabidocarpus Lawrence, 1948
0SpeciesTaxom
Oligonychus Berlese, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Ornithodoros C. L. Koch, 1877Soft-bodied Tick1SpeciesTaxom
Rhipicephalus Ziemanni Neu..., 184410SpeciesTaxom
Sarcoptes Latreille, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Schizotetranychus Trägårdh, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Tegonotus Nalepa, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychus Dufour, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Tyrophagus Oudemans, 17811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Benin
54 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aceria guerreronis Keifer, 1965Coconut mite
Amblyomma splendidum Giebel, 1877
Amblyomma variegatum Fabricius, 1794Tropical bont tick
Amblyseius (Amblyseius) andersoni Chant, 1957
Amblyseius potentillae Garman, 1958
Argas (Argas) macrostigmatus Filippova, 1961
Argas (Persicargas) persicus (Oken, 1818)⇒ Argas miniatus Koch, 1844
Argas hermanni (Audouin, 1827)⇒ Argas macrostigmatus Filippova, 1961
Argas latus Filippova, 1961
Argas miniatus Koch, 1844Chicken tick
Cheletomimus (Hemicheyletia) wellsinus De Leon, 1967
Cheyletus zumpti Fain, 1972
Coreitarsonemus anoplocnemis anoplocnemis Fain, 1970
Demodex folliculorum Simon, 1842Follicle mite
Dermacentor variabilis Say, 1821American dog tick
Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus Trouessart, 1897American house dust mite
Feltria (Feltria) oedipoda Viets, 1922
Haemaphysalis (Rhipistoma) asiatica Supino, 1897
Haemaphysalis bancrofti Nuttall & Wa..., 1915Wallaby tick
Haemaphysalis leachi Audouin, 1826African dog tick
Haemaphysalis moreli Camicas, Hoo..., 1972
Haemaphysalis muhsamae Santos Dias, 1954
Haemaphysalis paraleachi Camicas, Hoo..., 1983
Haemaphysalis punctaleachi Camicas, Hoo..., 1973
Histiostoma (Histiostoma) heriades Fain & Pauly, 2001
Hyalomma marginatum rufipes Koch, 1844
Hyalomma (Hyalomma) truncatum Koch, 1844African bont-leg tick
Hyalomma albiparmatum Schulze, 1919
Hyalomma impeltatum Schulze & Sc..., 1930Kratz's Hyalomma
Hyalomma impressum (Koch, 1844)⇒ Hyalomma marginatum rufipes Koch, 1844
Hyalomma nitidum Schulze, 1919
Ixodes (Ixodes) ricinus (Murray, 1852)⇒ Ixodes scapularis Say, 1821
Mononychellus progresivus (Doreste, 1981)⇒ Schizotetranychus progresivus Doreste, 1981
Mononychellus tanajoa Auct. nec Bo..., 1938Cassava green mite
Neoseiulus baraki Athias-Henriot, 1966
Neoseiulus lula Pritchard & ..., 1962
Oligonychus gossypii Zacher, 1921
Ornithodoros moubata (Murray, 1877)⇒ Ornithodoros apertus Walton, 1962
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus (Say, 1821)⇒ Rhipicephalus microplus Canestrini, 1888
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) decoloratus Koch, 1844African blue tick
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) geigyi Aeschlimann ..., 1965
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus Canestrini, 1888Asian blue tick
Rhipicephalus (Eurhipicephalus) sanguineus Latreille, 1806
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) guilhoni Morel & Vass..., 1963
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) rossicus Yakimov & Ko..., 1911
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) sanguineus (Latreille, 1806)⇒ Rhipicephalus sanguineus Latreille, 1806
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) schulzei Olenev, 1929
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) senegalensis Koch, 1844
Sarcoptes scabiei De Geer, 1778Itch mite
Schizotetranychus (Mononychellus) progresivus Doreste, 1981
Tegonotus platynaspis Nalepa, 1920
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) neocaledonicus André, 1933Vegetable spider mite
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) urticae C. L. Koch, 1836Carmine spider mite
Tyrophagus (Tyrophagus) putrescentiae Schrank, 1781Cereal mite

Subnodes of Acari with occurrences in Benin
SuperorderAcariformes
Zakhvatkin, 1952
dust mites, mites
12
17
17
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderParasitiformes
Reuter, 1909
mites, ticks
4
10
37
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