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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
79
205
357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
65
172
313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
41
65
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ghana
41 Families width 141 Species and 2 Subspecies
#EALNHCTDGIMPSU
Eriophyidae Nalepa, 1898Blister mites2SpeciesTaxom
Aturidae Thor, 190013SpeciesTaxom
Amblyommidae (Banks, 1907)17SpeciesTaxom
Laelapidae Berlese, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Argasidae (C. L. Koch, 1844)Soft tick5SpeciesTaxom
Arrenuridae Thor, 19007SpeciesTaxom
Nenteriidae Hirschmann, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Hungarohydracaridae Motas & Tana..., 19591SpeciesTaxom
Canestriniidae Berlese, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Tarsonemidae Kramer, 1877Tarsonemid mites7SpeciesTaxom
Cosmochthoniidae Grandjean, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Demodecidae Nicolet, 1855Follicle mites1SpeciesTaxom
Deraiophoridae Trägårdh, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Glycyphagidae De Geer, 17780SpeciesTaxom
Ixodidae (C. L. Koch, 1844)Hard Tick10SpeciesTaxom
Gabuciniidae Gaud & Atyeo, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Halacaridae Murray, 1877Sea mites1SpeciesTaxom
Limnesiidae Thor, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Erythraeidae Oudemans, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Atopomelidae Fain, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Euzerconidae Trägårdh, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Mideopsidae Koenike, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Momoniidae Viets, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychidae Donnadieu, 1875Spider mites2SpeciesTaxom
Trematuridae Berlese, 191732SpeciesTaxom
Pheroliodidae (Paschoal, 1987)1SpeciesTaxom
Anisitsiellidae Koenike, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Sarcoptidae Megnin, 1877Itch mites1SpeciesTaxom
Pachylaelapidae Berlese, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Trachyuropodidae Kramer, 18815SpeciesTaxom
Axonopsidae Habeeb, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Dolichocybidae Mahunka, 19700SpeciesTaxom
Scutacaridae Paoli, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Harpyrhynchidae Dubinin, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Parasitidae Oudemans, 1901Beetle Mites1SpeciesTaxom
Uropodidae Kramer, 18816SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerochthoniidae Grandjean, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Podapolipidae Husband, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Hydryphantidae Piersig, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Chirodiscidae Trouessart, 18920SpeciesTaxom
Urodinychidae Berlese, 19171SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ghana
65 Genera with 141 Species
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Aceria Keifer, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Albaxona Szalay, 01SpeciesTaxom
Albia Thon, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Amblyomma hirtum. Neumann, 17944SpeciesTaxom
Androlaelaps Berlese, 19793SpeciesTaxom
Argas Latreille, 1844American Dog Tick2SpeciesTaxom
Arrenurus Dugès, 19797SpeciesTaxom
Aturus Kramer, 01SpeciesTaxom
Austrodinychus Trägårdh, 19852SpeciesTaxom
Axonopsis Piersig, 01SpeciesTaxom
Bharatohydracarus Cook, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Boetophela R. Haitlinger, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Brachypodopsis1SpeciesTaxom
Carios Latreille, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Coreitarsonemus Fain, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Cosmochthonius Berlese, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Demodex Owen, 1999Eyelash mites1SpeciesTaxom
Deraiophorus Canestrini, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Dermacarus Haller, 1878
0SpeciesTaxom
Haemaphysalis Koch, 19737SpeciesTaxom
Hieracolichus Gaud & Atyeo, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Hyalomma Koch, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Isobactrus Newell, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Ixodes Latreille, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Javalbia Viets, 02SpeciesTaxom
Kawamuracarus Uchida, 19672SpeciesTaxom
Kongsbergia Thor, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Leptus Latreille, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Listrophoroides Hirst, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Microeuzercon R.C.Funk, 01SpeciesTaxom
Mideopsis Neuman, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Momonides Lundblad, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Mononychellus Wainstein, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Nenteria Oudemans, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Neonooliodes Hunt, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Nilotonia Thor, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Notoedres Railliet, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Olopachys Berlese, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Oplitis Berlese, 19733SpeciesTaxom
Ornithodoros C. L. Koch, 1877Soft-bodied Tick2SpeciesTaxom
Paraxonopsis2SpeciesTaxom
Pavania Lombardini, 1949
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudaxonopsalbia Viets, 01SpeciesTaxom
Pygmodispus Paoli, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Ralliharpirhynchus Fain, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdocarpais Athias-Henriot, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Rhipicephalus Ziemanni Neu..., 190612SpeciesTaxom
Rotundabaloghia Hirschmann, 19923SpeciesTaxom
Schizotetranychus Trägårdh, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerochthonius Berlese, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Subalbia Viets, 01SpeciesTaxom
Subaturus Viets, 01SpeciesTaxom
Subaxonopsalbia Cook, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Suctarsonemus Mahunka, 19753SpeciesTaxom
Tarsonemus Canestrini &..., 19743SpeciesTaxom
Tarsopolipus Berlese, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Thyas Koch, 18943SpeciesTaxom
Trachyuropoda Berlese, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Trichoobscura W. Hirschmann, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Trichouropoda Berlese, 198730SpeciesTaxom
Trilabidocarpus Fain, 1970
0SpeciesTaxom
Tubophora Walter, 1935
0SpeciesTaxom
Uroactinia Zirngiebl-Nicol, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Uroobovella Berlese, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Uropoda Latreille, 19812SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
141 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aceria euaspis Nalepa, 1892
Aceria gymnoproctus Nalepa, 1902
Albaxona wanjakliensis
Albia (Anchistalbia) tenuipalpis Viets, 1911
Albia (Spinalbia) hystrix Viets, 1914
Amblyomma latum Koch, 1844Snake tick
Amblyomma splendidum Giebel, 1877
Amblyomma sylvaticum De Geer, 1778Cape tortoise tick
Amblyomma variegatum Fabricius, 1794Tropical bont tick
Androlaelaps (Haemolaelaps) chaetospinicus Sakamoto, Jo..., 1979
Androlaelaps (Haemolaelaps) sikapusi Sakamoto, Jo..., 1979
Androlaelaps (Haemolaelaps) taterakempi Sakamoto, Jo..., 1979
Argas (Persicargas) persicus (Oken, 1818)⇒ Argas miniatus Koch, 1844
Argas miniatus Koch, 1844Chicken tick
Arrenurus (Arrenurus) capensis Thor, 1902
Arrenurus (Arrenurus) latifoliatus Viets, 1916
Arrenurus (Arrenurus) petri Cook, 1979
Arrenurus (Arrenurus) vanopus Cook, 1979
Arrenurus (Megaluracarus) ghanaensis Cook, 1979
Arrenurus (Megaluracarus) odonatophilus Munchberg, 1958
Arrenurus (Megaluracarus) oldhami Cook, 1979
Aturus ghanaensis
Austrodinychus ghanae Hirschmann &..., 1985
Austrodinychus obovata Hirschmann &..., 1985
Axonopsis kintampo
Bharatohydracarus africanus Smit, 2014
Boetophela ephraimi Haitlinger, 1993
Brachypodopsis indistincta
Carios rudis Karsch, 1880
Coreitarsonemus anoplocnemis anoplocnemis Fain, 1970
Cosmochthonius wallworki Lee, 1982
Demodex gatoi Desch & Stewart, 1999
Deraiophorus endrodyi Hirschmann, 1973
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
Hieracolichus ostodus Gaud, 1983
Hyalomma (Hyalomma) truncatum Koch, 1844African bont-leg tick
Isobactrus aspidiotus Bartsch, 2009
Ixodes cumulatimpunctatus Schulze, 1943
Ixodes oldi Nuttall, 1913
Ixodes rasus (Neumann, 1899)⇒ Ixodes cumulatimpunctatus Schulze, 1943
Javalbia coalescens
Javalbia indentata
Kawamuracarus biscutatus Smit, 2014
Kawamuracarus uniscutatus Cook, 1967
Kongsbergia (Kongsbergiella) caudata Cook, 1966
Leptus (Leptus) bertoldi Haitlinger, 1993
Listrophoroides (Arboricolichus) adherens Trouessart, 1893
Listrophoroides (Colistrophoroides) uranomys Fain, 1970
Microeuzercon tau
Mideopsis (Djeboa) ferruginea Viets, 1914
Momonides ghanaensis Smit, 2012
Mononychellus progresivus (Doreste, 1981)⇒ Schizotetranychus progresivus Doreste, 1981
Nenteria anormalis Wisniewski &..., 1986
Neonooliodes ceroplastes (Hunt, 1996)⇒ Lopholiodes ceroplastes Hunt, 1996
Nilotonia (Nilotonia) petri Cook, 1979
Notoedres (Notoedres) dewitti Klompen, Luk..., 1983
Olopachys copris Ishikawa, 1984
Oplitis endrodyi Zirngiebl-Ni..., 1973
Oplitis ghanaovalis Zirngiebl-Ni..., 1973
Oplitis reticulata Zirngiebl-Ni..., 1973
Ornithodoros apertus Walton, 1962
Ornithodoros moubata (Murray, 1877)⇒ Ornithodoros apertus Walton, 1962
Paraxonopsis acuminata Viets, 1916
Paraxonopsis latihumerosa
Pseudaxonopsalbia ghanensis
Pygmodispus (Allodispus) pseudocoprophilus Mahunka, 1979
Ralliharpirhynchus limnocorax Fain, 1972 s..., 1995
Rhabdocarpais mammilatus Berlese, 1904
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus (Say, 1821)⇒ Rhipicephalus microplus Canestrini, 1888
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) decoloratus Koch, 1844African blue tick
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus Canestrini, 1888Asian blue tick
Rhipicephalus (Eurhipicephalus) sanguineus Latreille, 1806
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) guilhoni Morel & Vass..., 1963
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) lunulatus (Neumann, 1907)⇒ 
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 simus longoides (Zumpt, 1943)⇒ Rhipicephalus senegalensis Koch, 1844
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) tricuspis (Dönitz, 1906)⇒ Rhipicephalus lunulatus Neumann, 1907
Rotundabaloghia endroedyi Hirschmann, 1992
Rotundabaloghia ghanaensis Hirschmann, 1992
Rotundabaloghia kintampoensis Hirschmann, 1992
Schizotetranychus (Mononychellus) progresivus Doreste, 1981
Sphaerochthonius wallworki Lee, 1982
Subalbia elongata
Subaturus spathulasetus
Subaxonopsalbia pectinifera Cook, 1966
Suctarsonemus litteratus Mahunka, 197..., 1986
Suctarsonemus striatissimus Mahunka, 1974
Suctarsonemus xystoforus Mahunka, 197..., 1975
Tarsonemus (Tarsonemus) apis Rennie, 1921
Tarsonemus (Tarsonemus) cryptocephalus Ewing, 1939
Tarsonemus (Tarsonemus) heterosetiger Mahunka, 1974
Tarsopolipus mahunkai Husband, 1997
Thyas metaphaea Hampson, 1913
Thyas parallelipipeda Guenée, 1852
Thyas rubricata Holland, 1894
Trachyuropoda endrodyi Hirschmann, 1976
Trachyuropoda ghanaensis Hirschmann, 1976
Trichoobscura microcauponata Hirschmann &..., 1986
Trichouropoda aculeata Hirschmann &..., 1988
Trichouropoda afossalis Hirschmann &..., 1987
Trichouropoda aschantiana Wisniewski &..., 1988
Trichouropoda astructura Hirschmann &..., 1988
Trichouropoda cepae Hirschmann &..., 1987
Trichouropoda clatrata Hirschmann &..., 1988
Trichouropoda ditricha Hirschmann &..., 1987
Trichouropoda ellipsoides Hirschmann &..., 1988
Trichouropoda elliptica Hirschmann &..., 1988
Trichouropoda endroedyi Hirschmann &..., 1986
Trichouropoda endroedyioides Hirschmann &..., 1986
Trichouropoda euchaeta Hirschmann &..., 1986
Trichouropoda eumaeandralis Hirschmann &..., 1987
Trichouropoda eumeandralis Hirschmann &..., 1987
Trichouropoda ghanajavensis Hirschmann &..., 1988
Trichouropoda heterotricha Hirschmann &..., 1987
Trichouropoda kryptopoda Hirschmann &..., 1988
Trichouropoda lagenaeformis Hirschmann &..., 1988
Trichouropoda linguaeformis Hirschmann &..., 1988
Trichouropoda magnaporula Hirschmann &..., 1986
Trichouropoda navicularum Hirschmann &..., 1988
Trichouropoda oculata Hirschmann &..., 1986
Trichouropoda pretseae Hirschmann &..., 1986
Trichouropoda quadritricha Hirschmann &..., 1988
Trichouropoda quadritrichasimilis Hirschmann &..., 1988
Trichouropoda radiosa Hirschmann &..., 1987
Trichouropoda reticulata Hirschmann &..., 1988
Trichouropoda sertarum Hirschmann &..., 1987
Trichouropoda trapezoides Hirschmann &..., 1987
Trichouropoda uroseioides Hirschmann &..., 1987
Uroactinia (Uroactinia) endroedyi Hirschmann, 1990
Uroobovella ghanae Wisniewski, 1981
Uropoda (Phaulodinychus) radiosa Hiramatsu, 1981
Uropoda (Uropoda) multidentata Hiramatsu, 1981

Subnodes of Acari with occurrences in Ghana
SuperorderAcariformes
Zakhvatkin, 1952
dust mites, mites
28
42
56
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderParasitiformes
Reuter, 1909
mites, ticks
13
23
85
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