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Checklist for Infraclass Acari Nitzsch, 1818 (Mites and Ticks)
and region Botswana (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
95
308
447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
84
286
397
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
39
67
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Botswana
39 Families width 99 Species
#CELARTGUHSIPMK
Cheyletidae Leach, 18155SpeciesTaxom
Eriophyidae Nalepa, 1898Blister mites1SpeciesTaxom
Listrophoridae Mégnin & Tro..., 18840SpeciesTaxom
Eviphididae Berlese, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Amblyommidae Banks, 190725SpeciesTaxom
Laelapidae Berlese, 18920SpeciesTaxom
Argasidae C. L. Koch, 1844Soft tick7SpeciesTaxom
Arrenuridae Thor, 19008SpeciesTaxom
Rhinonyssidae Trouessart, 18959SpeciesTaxom
Tenuipalpidae Berlese, 1913False spider mites1SpeciesTaxom
Acaridae Latreille, 1802Acarid mites0SpeciesTaxom
Crotoniidae Thorell, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Carabodidae Koch, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Glycyphagidae De Geer, 17780SpeciesTaxom
Unionicolidae Oudemans, 19095SpeciesTaxom
Ereynetidae Schrank, 17762SpeciesTaxom
Laminosioptidae Vitzthum, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Histiostomatidae Berlese, 18973SpeciesTaxom
Cheylabididae Gaud, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Sarcoptidae Megnin, 1877Itch mites0SpeciesTaxom
Ixodidae C. L. Koch, 1844Hard Tick9SpeciesTaxom
Harpirhynchidae Dubinin, 19570SpeciesTaxom
Parasitidae Oudemans, 1901Beetle Mites0SpeciesTaxom
Macrochelidae Vitzthum, 19304SpeciesTaxom
Kramerellidae Gaud & Mouchet, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Limnesiidae Thor, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Atopomelidae Fain, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Paramegistidae Trägårdh, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Pachylaelapidae Berlese, 19130SpeciesTaxom
Syringophilidae Lavoipierre, 1953Quill mites2SpeciesTaxom
Psorergatidae Womersley, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Pterygosomatidae Womersley, 19410SpeciesTaxom
Scutacaridae Paoli, 19110SpeciesTaxom
Turbinoptidae Fain, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Chaetodactylidae Zakhvatkin, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Pygmephoridae Krczal, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Tarsonemidae Kramer, 1877Tarsonemid mites1SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychidae Donnadieu, 1875Spider mites2SpeciesTaxom
Polyaspididae Berlese, 19131SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Botswana
67 Genera with 99 Species
#ABCDEFGHIKLMNOPRSTUZ
Acaropsis Moquin-Tandon, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Aceria Keifer, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Afrolistrophorus Fain, 1970
0SpeciesTaxom
Alliphis Halbert, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Amblyomma hirtum. Neumann, 17946SpeciesTaxom
Androlaelaps Berlese, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Argas Latreille, 1932American Dog Tick3SpeciesTaxom
Arrenurus Dugès, 20128SpeciesTaxom
Astridiella Fain, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Bakericheyla Volgin, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Brevipalpus Donnadieu, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Caloglyphus Berlese, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Camisia von Heyden, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Carabodes Koch, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Carios Latreille, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Cheyletus Latreille, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Cosmoglyphus Oudemans, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Dermacarus Haller, 1878
0SpeciesTaxom
Encentridophorus Piersig, 19372SpeciesTaxom
Ereynetes Berlese, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Fainocoptes Lukoschus & ..., 19841SpeciesTaxom
Fibulanoetus Mahunka, 19802SpeciesTaxom
Gangolichus T. M. Pérez ..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Grammolichus Fain, 1968
0SpeciesTaxom
Haemaphysalis Koch, 19737SpeciesTaxom
Harpyrhynchoides Fain, 1972
0SpeciesTaxom
Histiostoma Kramer, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Holoparasitus Oudemans, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Holostaspella Berlese, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Hyalomma Koch, 19462SpeciesTaxom
Ixodes Latreille, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Kramerella Trouessart, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Kuzinia Zachvatkin, 1941
0SpeciesTaxom
Limnesia Koch, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Listrophoroides Hirst, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Macrocheles Latreille, 19813SpeciesTaxom
Margaropus Karsch, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Mesonyssus Fain, 1960
0SpeciesTaxom
Neocheyletiella Baker, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Neopodocinum Oudemans, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Neumania Lebert, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Ophiomegistus Banks, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Ornithodoros C. L. Koch, 1827Soft-bodied Tick3SpeciesTaxom
Pachylaelaps Berlese, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Passeronyssus Fain, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Picobia Haller, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Psorergates Tyrrell, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Pterygosoma Peters, 1949
0SpeciesTaxom
Ptilonyssus Berlese & Tr..., 18893SpeciesTaxom
Pygmodispus Paoli, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhinonyssus Trouessart, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Rhipicephalus Ziemanni Neu..., 198117SpeciesTaxom
Rodentopus Fain, 1965
0SpeciesTaxom
Samsinakia Volgin, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Sancassania Oudemans, 1916
0SpeciesTaxom
Schoutedenocoptes Fain, 01SpeciesTaxom
Sennertia Oudemans, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Spatulaphorus H. Dastych &..., 19931SpeciesTaxom
Sternostoma Berlese & Tr..., 19563SpeciesTaxom
Stibarokris Kethley, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Tarsonemus Canestrini &..., 19211SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychus Dufour, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Thelechoris Karsch, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Unionicola Haldeman, 02SpeciesTaxom
Uroseius Berlese, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Zumptnyssus Fain, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Zygoseius Berlese, 1916
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Botswana
99 Species
Acaropsis sollers Kuzin, 1940
Aceria roivaineni Sukhareva, 1986
Alliphis halleri G. & R. Cane..., 1881
Amblyomma eburneum Gerstäcker, 1873
Amblyomma hebraeum Koch, 1844Bont tick
Amblyomma lepidum Dönitz, 1909
Amblyomma sparsum Neumann, 1899Central African tortoise tick
Amblyomma splendidum Giebel, 1877
Amblyomma variegatum Fabricius, 1794Tropical bont tick
Argas (Persicargas) persicus (Oken, 1818)⇒ Argas miniatus Koch, 1844
Argas miniatus Koch, 1844Chicken tick
Argas striatus Bedford, 1932
Arrenurus (Arrenurus) cavatus Viets, 1980
Arrenurus (Megaluracarus) agnewi Viets, 1980
Arrenurus (Megaluracarus) concavus Koenike, 1893
Arrenurus (Megaluracarus) geniculatus Koenike, 1898
Arrenurus (Micruracarus) curtipalpis Viets, 1980
Arrenurus (Micruracarus) pedatus Viets, 1980
Arrenurus custipalpis
Arrenurus monocavus Smit, 2012
Bakericheyla (Bakericheyla) subquadrata Lawrence, 1959
Brevipalpus aeoloides Pritchard & ..., 1958
Camisia (Camisia) dictyna Colloff, 1993
Carabodes scymnus Hull, 1914
Carios rudis Karsch, 1880
Cheyletus zumpti Fain, 1972
Encentridophorus (Encentridophorus) spinifer Koenike, 1893
Encentridophorus (Encentridophorus) tumidus Walter, 1937
Ereynetes (Anereynetes) botswanensis Fain & Camerik, 1994
Ereynetes (Anereynetes) copridis Fain & Camerik, 1994
Fainocoptes zumpti Lombert, Gau..., 1984
Fibulanoetus longitarsus Fain, Cameri..., 1980
Fibulanoetus mahunkai Fain, Cameri..., 1980
Gangolichus denticulatus Pérez & Atyeo, 1991
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
Holostaspella caelata Berlese, 191..., 1994
Hyalomma (Hyalomma) truncatum Koch, 1844African bont-leg tick
Hyalomma turanicum Pomerantsev, 1946Enamel-legged Hyalomma
Ixodes pilosus Koch, 1844Bush tick
Kramerella lobata Gaud, 1980
Limnesia (Limnesia) africana Thor, 1902
Listrophoroides (Afrolistrophoides) mastomys Radford, 1940
Listrophoroides (Listrophoroides) stenophallus Fain, 1981
Macrocheles (Macrocheles) capensis Walter & Krantz, 1986
Macrocheles (Macrocheles) longipes Berlese, 191..., 1988
Macrocheles (Macrocheles) peregrinus Krantz, 1981African dung mite
Margaropus winthemi Karsch, 1879Argentine tick
Neocheyletiella megaphallos Lawrence, 1959
Neumania (Neumania) marginata Viets, 1916
Ophiomegistus brennani Goff, 1980
Ornithodoros apertus Walton, 1962
Ornithodoros moubata (Murray, 1877)⇒ Ornithodoros apertus Walton, 1962
Ornithodoros savignyi Audouin, 1827African eyed tampan
Passeronyssus dicruri Fain, 1956
Picobia oritis Skoracki, An..., 2009
Psorergates paraxeri Giesen & Luk..., 1981
Ptilonyssus lanii Zumpt & Till, 1955
Ptilonyssus neotis
Ptilonyssus nudus Berlese & Tr..., 1889
Rhinonyssus rhinolethrum Trouessart, 1895
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) decoloratus Koch, 1844African blue tick
Rhipicephalus (Eurhipicephalus) sanguineus Latreille, 1806
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) appendiculatus Neumann, 1901Brown ear tick
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) bequaerti Zumpt, 1949
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) guilhoni Morel & Vass..., 1963
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) lunulatus (Neumann, 1907)⇒ 
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) muhsamae Morel & Vass..., 1965
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) praetextatus Gerstäcker, 1873
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) pravus Dönitz, 1910
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
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) simus (Koch, 1844)⇒ 
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) tricuspis (Dönitz, 1906)⇒ Rhipicephalus lunulatus Neumann, 1907
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) turanicus Pomerantsev, 1936
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) zambeziensis Walker, Norv..., 1981Lowveld brown ear tick
Samsinakia gonocephalum Fain, 1984
Schoutedenocoptes dartevellei
Sennertia (Sennertia) caffra Vitzthum, 19..., 1981
Spatulaphorus foliatus Dastych & Rack, 1993
Sternostoma cisticolae Fain, 1957
Sternostoma laniorum Fain, 1957
Sternostoma thienponti Fain, 1956
Stibarokris phoeniconaias Skoracky & O..., 2010
Tarsonemus (Tarsonemus) apis Rennie, 1921
Tetranychus rooyenae Meyer, 1974
Thelechoris striatipes Eugène Simon, 1889Fine-sculpted cerith
Unionicola botswanianna
Unionicola gledhillli
Uroseius (Uroseius) botswanensis Fain, 1998
Zumptnyssus buboensis Fain, 1958

Subnodes of Acari with occurrences in Botswana
SuperorderAcariformes
Zakhvatkin, 1952
dust mites, mites
28
41
42
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderParasitiformes
Reuter, 1909
mites, ticks
11
26
57
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