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Checklist for Infraclass Acari Nitzsch, 1818 (Mites and Ticks)
and region Gauteng (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
89
277
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
74
255
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
26
36
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Gauteng
26 Families width 31 Species and 1 Subspecies
#EALCJTSIHPMUR
Eriophyidae Nalepa, 1898Blister mites3SpeciesTaxom
Euphthiracaridae Jacot, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Amblyommidae Banks, 19075SpeciesTaxom
Laelapidae Berlese, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Arrenuridae Thor, 19000SpeciesTaxom
Crotoniidae Thorell, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Johnstonianidae Thor, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Tarsonemidae Kramer, 1877Tarsonemid mites3SpeciesTaxom
Acaridae Latreille, 1802Acarid mites0SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychidae Donnadieu, 1875Spider mites3SpeciesTaxom
Trombiculidae Ewing, 1929Chigger mites0SpeciesTaxom
Stigmaeidae Wood, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Ixodidae C. L. Koch, 1844Hard Tick2SpeciesTaxom
Histiostomatidae Berlese, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Limnesiidae Thor, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Proctophyllodidae Trouessart &..., 18841SpeciesTaxom
Myobiidae Megnin, 18770SpeciesTaxom
Unionicolidae Oudemans, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Sarcoptidae Megnin, 1877Itch mites1SpeciesTaxom
Pachylaelapidae Berlese, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Siteroptidae Martin, 1978Siteroptid mites1SpeciesTaxom
Pionidae Thor, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Hydryphantidae Piersig, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Pterygosomatidae Womersley, 19410SpeciesTaxom
Cheyletidae Leach, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Rhinonyssidae Trouessart, 18950SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Gauteng
36 Genera with 31 Species
#ACDEFGHLMNOPRST
Acalitus Keifer, 1965
0SpeciesTaxom
Aceria Keifer, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Acrotritia Jacot, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Afromerus M. K. P. Smi..., 1990
0SpeciesTaxom
Amblyomma hirtum. Neumann, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Androlaelaps Berlese, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Arrenurus Dugès, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Camisia von Heyden, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Centrotrombidium Kramer, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Coreitarsonemus Fain, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Cosmoglyphus Oudemans, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicrocheles Krantz & Khot, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Diplonychus Laporte, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Eotetranychus Oudemans, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Euschoengastia Ewing, 1938
0SpeciesTaxom
Floracarus Keifer, 19972SpeciesTaxom
Gymnostigmaeus Ehara & Ueck..., 20061SpeciesTaxom
Haemaphysalis Koch, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Histiostoma Kramer, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Hydracarina
Water Mites0SpeciesTaxom
Limnesia Koch, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Mimicalges Atyeo & Gaud, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Myobia von Heyden, 1826
0SpeciesTaxom
Neumania Lebert, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Notoedres Railliet, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Olopachys Berlese, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Pediculaster Vitzthum, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Piona C. L. Koch, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Protzia Piersig, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Pterygosoma Peters, 1949
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhipicentor Nuttall & Wa..., 19081SpeciesTaxom
Rhipicephalus Ziemanni Neu..., 19013SpeciesTaxom
Samsinakia Volgin, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Sternostoma Berlese & Tr..., 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Tarsonemus Canestrini &..., 19392SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychus Dufour, 18362SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gauteng
31 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aceria euaspis Nalepa, 1892
Acrotritia dixa Niedbala & S..., 1996
Amblyomma hebraeum Koch, 1844Bont tick
Amblyomma marmoreum Koch, 1844South African Tortoise tick
Camisia (Camisia) dictyna Colloff, 1993
Centrotrombidium culicoides Vercammen-Gr..., 1957
Coreitarsonemus anoplocnemis anoplocnemis Fain, 1970
Dicrocheles scedastes Treat, 1969
Eotetranychus lewisi McGregor, 1943Lewis spider mite
Floracarus tiliaceus Smith-Meyer ..., 1997
Floracarus transvaalensis Smith-Meyer ..., 1997
Gymnostigmaeus akaminei Ehara & Ueck..., 2006
Haemaphysalis silacea Robinson, 1912Ciskei tick
Histiostoma (Histiostoma) heriades Fain & Pauly, 2001
Limnesia (Limnesia) lucifera Koenike, 1898
Mimicalges pteronyssoides Trouessart, 1885
Neumania (Neumania) meridiana Viets, 1959
Notoedres (Notoedres) muris Megnin, 1877Rat ear itch mite
Olopachys copris Ishikawa, 1984
Pediculaster gautengensis Camerik, 1996
Piona (Piona) caligifera Koenike, 1898
Protzia (Protzia) pachygnatha Viets, 1930
Rhipicentor nuttalli Cooper & Rob..., 1908
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) appendiculatus Neumann, 1901Brown ear tick
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) capensis (Koch, 1844)⇒ Rhipicephalus longus Neumann, 1907
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) oculatus Neumann, 1901Eyed tick
Samsinakia gonocephalum Fain, 1984
Tarsonemus (Tarsonemus) apis Rennie, 1921
Tarsonemus (Tarsonemus) cryptocephalus Ewing, 1939
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) lombardinii Baker & Prit..., 1960Crimson spider mite
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) urticae C. L. Koch, 1836Carmine spider mite

Subnodes of Acari with occurrences in Gauteng
SuperorderAcariformes
Zakhvatkin, 1952
dust mites, mites
21
28
22
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderParasitiformes
Reuter, 1909
mites, ticks
5
8
9
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