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Checklist for Infraclass Acari Nitzsch, 1818 (Mites and Ticks)
and region Dominica (Windward Islands)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
39
63
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
32
53
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
15
20
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Dominica
15 Families width 21 Species
Eriophyidae Nalepa, 1898Blister mites1SpeciesTaxom
Proctophyllodidae Trouessart &..., 18840SpeciesTaxom
Amblyommidae Banks, 19079SpeciesTaxom
Argasidae C. L. Koch, 1844Soft tick2SpeciesTaxom
Johnstonianidae Thor, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Macronyssidae Oudemans, 1936Macronyssid Mites1SpeciesTaxom
Ereynetidae Schrank, 17760SpeciesTaxom
Acaridae Latreille, 1802Acarid mites0SpeciesTaxom
Laelapidae Berlese, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Crotoniidae Thorell, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Blattisociidae Garman, 19480SpeciesTaxom
Chirodiscidae Trouessart, 18920SpeciesTaxom
Spinturnicidae Oudemans, 19023SpeciesTaxom
Tenuipalpidae Berlese, 1913False spider mites1SpeciesTaxom
Trematuridae Berlese, 19171SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Dominica
20 Genera with 21 Species
Aceria Keifer, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Allodectes Gaud & Berla, 1963
0SpeciesTaxom
Amblyomma hirtum. Neumann, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Carios Latreille, 19352SpeciesTaxom
Centrotrombidium Kramer, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Chiroptonyssus Auguston, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Dermacentor Koch, 1897Dog Ticks1SpeciesTaxom
Ereynetes Berlese, 1883
0SpeciesTaxom
Ewingia Pearse, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinolaelaps Casanueva, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Holonothrus Wallwork, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Hoploseius Berlese, 1914
0SpeciesTaxom
Lasioseius Berlese, 1916
0SpeciesTaxom
Macronyssus Kolenati, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Paralabidocarpus Pinichpongse, 1963
0SpeciesTaxom
Periglischrus Kolenati, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Raoiella Hirst, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Rhipicephalus Ziemanni Neu..., 19296SpeciesTaxom
Spinturnix von Heyden, 01SpeciesTaxom
Trichouropoda Berlese, 19751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Dominica
21 Species
Aceria guerreronis Keifer, 1965Coconut mite
Amblyomma antillorum Kohls, 1969
Amblyomma variegatum Fabricius, 1794Tropical bont tick
Carios brodyi Matheson, 1935
Carios hasei Schulze, 1935
Centrotrombidium culicoides Vercammen-Gr..., 1957
Chiroptonyssus robustipes Ewing, 1925
Dermacentor nitens Neumann, 1897Tropical Horse Tick
Gecarcinolaelaps cancer Pearse, 1929
Holonothrus nortoni Olszanowski, 1999
Periglischrus aitkeni Furman, 1966
Periglischrus elongatus Furman, 1966
Raoiella indica Hirst, 1924Red palm mite
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
Spinturnix americanus
Trichouropoda rackae Hirschmann, 1975

Subnodes of Acari with occurrences in Dominica
SuperorderAcariformes
Zakhvatkin, 1952
dust mites, mites
8
8
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderParasitiformes
Reuter, 1909
mites, ticks
7
12
17
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