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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
42
92
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
38
85
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
8
13
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Eswatini
8 Families width 40 Species
Eriophyidae Nalepa, 1898Blister mites2SpeciesTaxom
Amblyommidae (Banks, 1907)22SpeciesTaxom
Cunaxidae Thor, 1902Predatory Mites1SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychidae Donnadieu, 1875Spider mites4SpeciesTaxom
Ixodidae C. L. Koch, 1844Hard Tick8SpeciesTaxom
Phytoptidae Manson, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Hydryphantidae Piersig, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Trombiculidae Ewing, 1929Chigger mites1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Eswatini
13 Genera with 40 Species
Acalitus Keifer, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Amblyomma hirtum. Neumann, 17946SpeciesTaxom
Colomerus Newkirk & Ke..., 19901SpeciesTaxom
Cunaxa von Heyden, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Eutetranychus Banks, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Haemaphysalis Koch, 19737SpeciesTaxom
Hyalomma Koch, 19462SpeciesTaxom
Ixodes Latreille, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Phytoptus Dujardin, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Rhipicephalus Ziemanni Neu..., 190614SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychus Dufour, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Thyas Koch, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Trombicula Berlese, 19521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eswatini
40 Species
Acalitus tanylobus Smith-Meyer, 1990
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
Colomerus tinneae Smith-Meyer ..., 1990
Cunaxa grobleri Heyer, 1979
Eutetranychus africanus Tucker, 1926Citrus brown mite
Eutetranychus orientalis (Klein, 1936)⇒ Eutetranychus africanus Tucker, 1926
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
Hyalomma (Hyalomma) truncatum Koch, 1844African bont-leg tick
Hyalomma turanicum Pomerantsev, 1946Enamel-legged Hyalomma
Ixodes pilosus Koch, 1844Bush tick
Phytoptus swazilandicus Smith-Meyer, 1991
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) 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
Tetranychus (Epitetranychus) ludeni Zacher, 1913Bean spider mite
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) urticae C. L. Koch, 1836Carmine spider mite
Thyas rubricata Holland, 1894
Trombicula (Trombicula) geckobia Womersley, 1952

Subnodes of Acari with occurrences in Eswatini
SuperorderAcariformes
Zakhvatkin, 1952
dust mites, mites
6
8
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderParasitiformes
Reuter, 1909
mites, ticks
2
5
30
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