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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
160
556
646
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
133
485
537
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
67
115
124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kwazulu-Natal
67 Families width 124 Species and 3 Subspecies
#EPCTAMHJSLOIRUGBX
Eriophyidae Nalepa, 1898Blister mites9SpeciesTaxom
Euphthiracaridae Jacot, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Pterolichidae Trouessart, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Chirodiscidae Trouessart, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Eviphididae Berlese, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Trombidiidae Leach, 1815Beer Bahuti0SpeciesTaxom
Amblyommidae (Banks, 1907)12SpeciesTaxom
Mideopsidae Koenike, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Acaronychidae Grandjean, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Argasidae C. L. Koch, 1844Soft tick1SpeciesTaxom
Arrenuridae Thor, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Hygrobatidae Koch, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Aturidae Thor, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Atopomelidae Fain, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Halacaridae Murray, 1877Sea mites1SpeciesTaxom
Tenuipalpidae Berlese, 1913False spider mites10SpeciesTaxom
Crotoniidae Thorell, 18765SpeciesTaxom
Psoroptidae Hering, 1838Scab mites2SpeciesTaxom
Carabodidae Koch, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Johnstonianidae Thor, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Erythraeidae Oudemans, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Cheyletidae Leach, 18153SpeciesTaxom
Tarsonemidae Kramer, 1877Tarsonemid mites4SpeciesTaxom
Acaridae Latreille, 1802Acarid mites0SpeciesTaxom
Cunaxidae Thor, 1902Predatory Mites3SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychidae Donnadieu, 1875Spider mites4SpeciesTaxom
Eupodidae Strandtmann, 1967Eupodid mites1SpeciesTaxom
Spinturnicidae Oudemans, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Laminosioptidae Vitzthum, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Ologamasidae Ryke, 19625SpeciesTaxom
Macrochelidae Vitzthum, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Ixodidae C. L. Koch, 1844Hard Tick2SpeciesTaxom
Cheylabididae Gaud, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Histiostomatidae Berlese, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Hydrachnidae Leach, 18150SpeciesTaxom
Hydrozetidae Grandjean, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Lebertiidae Thor, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Limnesiidae Thor, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Cocceupodidae Jesionowska, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Linotetranidae Baker & Prit..., 19531SpeciesTaxom
Sarcoptidae Megnin, 1877Itch mites1SpeciesTaxom
Tydeidae Kramer, 1877Tydeid mites2SpeciesTaxom
Rhinonyssidae Trouessart, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Microtrombidiidae Womersley, 1936Micro velvet mites0SpeciesTaxom
Myocoptidae Gunther, 19420SpeciesTaxom
Turbinoptidae Fain, 19570SpeciesTaxom
Unionicolidae Oudemans, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Rosensteiniidae Cooreman, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Pachylaelapidae Berlese, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Glycyphagidae De Geer, 17780SpeciesTaxom
Parasitidae Oudemans, 1901Beetle Mites1SpeciesTaxom
Hydryphantidae Piersig, 18964SpeciesTaxom
Pterygosomatidae Womersley, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Selenoribatidae Schuster, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Sperchontidae Thor, 19000SpeciesTaxom
Bdellidae Dugès, 1834Snout Mites0SpeciesTaxom
Syringophilidae Lavoipierre, 1953Quill mites2SpeciesTaxom
Suidasiidae Hughes, 19480SpeciesTaxom
Podapolipidae Husband, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Tegoribatidae Grandjean, 19542SpeciesTaxom
Torrenticolidae Thor, 1902Torrent Mites1SpeciesTaxom
Otopheidomenidae Treat, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Trombiculidae Ewing, 1929Chigger mites1SpeciesTaxom
Tuckerellidae Baker & Prit..., 1953Peacock mites1SpeciesTaxom
Urodinychidae Berlese, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Uropodidae Kramer, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Xenocaligonellididae González, 19781SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kwazulu-Natal
115 Genera with 124 Species
#ABCDEFGHKLMNOPRSTUXZ
Aceria Keifer, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Acrotritia Jacot, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Aculus Keifer, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Afrolichus Gaud & Atyeo, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Alabidocarpus Ewing, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Alliphis Halbert, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Allothrombium Berlese, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Amblyomma hirtum. Neumann, 19094SpeciesTaxom
Amperaturus Cook, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Anoplotarsus Gaud & Atyeo, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Aponomma Neuman, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Archeonothrus Trägårdh, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Argas Latreille, 1969American Dog Tick1SpeciesTaxom
Arrenurus Dugès, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Atractides Koch, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Aturus Kramer, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Bathyergolichus Fain, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Brachypodopsis1SpeciesTaxom
Bradyagaue Newell, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Brevipalpus Donnadieu, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Camisia von Heyden, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Caparinia Canestrini, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Carabodes Koch, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Centrotrombidium Kramer, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Charletonia Oudemans, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Cheyletus Latreille, 1796
0SpeciesTaxom
Choriotodectes Fain, 1975
0SpeciesTaxom
Coreitarsonemus Fain, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Corticacarus Lundblad, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Cosmoglyphus Oudemans, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Crotonia Thorell, 19904SpeciesTaxom
Cunaxa von Heyden, 19793SpeciesTaxom
Dermacentor Koch, 1843Dog Ticks1SpeciesTaxom
Diplonychus Laporte, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Eriophyes Siebold, 19893SpeciesTaxom
Eupodes C.L.Koch, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Eurytetranychus Oudemans, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Eyndhovenia Rudnick, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Fainocoptes Lukoschus & ..., 19841SpeciesTaxom
Galagocheles Fain, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Gamaselliphis Ryke, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Gamasellus Berlese, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Glyptholaspis Filipponi & ..., 19881SpeciesTaxom
Haemaphysalis Koch, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Hemicheylabis J. Gaud & W...., 19881SpeciesTaxom
Histiostoma Kramer, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Hydracarina
Water Mites0SpeciesTaxom
Hydrachna O. F. Müller, 1776
Water Mites0SpeciesTaxom
Hydrozetes Berlese, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Hygrobates C. L. Koch, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Kongsbergia Thor, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Labidocarpus Trouessart, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Lebertia Neuman, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Limnesia Koch, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Linopodes Koch, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Linotetranus Berlese, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Listrophoroides Hirst, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Lophuromyopus Fain, 1965
0SpeciesTaxom
Lorryia Oudemans, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Macrocheles Latreille, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Mesonyssus Fain, 1960
0SpeciesTaxom
Metaculus Keifer, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Microtrombidium Haller, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Mideopsis Neuman, 1880
0SpeciesTaxom
Myocoptes Claparède, 1868
0SpeciesTaxom
Neoaxonopsalbia Cook, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Neoschoutedenocoptes Fain & Hyland, 1967
0SpeciesTaxom
Neumania Lebert, 19593SpeciesTaxom
Nihelia Domrow & Baker, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Nothopoda Keifer, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Notoedres Railliet, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Nycteriglyphus Zakhvatkin, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Olabidocarpus Lawrence, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Oligonychus Berlese, 19872SpeciesTaxom
Olopachys Berlese, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Orycteroxenus Zachvatkin, 1941
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracoroptes Lavoipierre, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Pergamasus Berlese, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Protzia Piersig, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Pseudaxonopsalbia Viets, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Pterygosoma Peters, 1949
0SpeciesTaxom
Ptilonyssus Berlese & Tr..., 19562SpeciesTaxom
Rhipicephalus Ziemanni Neu..., 18447SpeciesTaxom
Rykellus Lee, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Samsinakia Volgin, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Sancassania Oudemans, 1916
0SpeciesTaxom
Schizocoptes Lawrence, 1944
0SpeciesTaxom
Schusteria Grandjean, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Sperchon Kramer, 1877
Water Mites0SpeciesTaxom
Spinibdella Thor, 1930
0SpeciesTaxom
Sternostoma Berlese & Tr..., 19481SpeciesTaxom
Stibarokris Kethley, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Suidasia Oudemans, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Syringophilus Heller, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Tarsonemus Canestrini &..., 19392SpeciesTaxom
Tarsopolipus Berlese, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Tegonotus Nalepa, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Tegoribates Ewing, 19862SpeciesTaxom
Tenuipalpus Donnadieu, 19798SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychus Dufour, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Thelechoris Karsch, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Thyas Koch, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Thyasella Viets, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Torrenticola Piersig, 1916Water Mites1SpeciesTaxom
Treatia Krantz & Khot, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Trichothyas Viets, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Trombicula Berlese, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Trombidium Fabricius, 1775
Velvet mite0SpeciesTaxom
Tuckerella Womersley, 1926Peacock mites1SpeciesTaxom
Tyrophagus Oudemans, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Unionicola Haldeman, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Uroobovella Berlese, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Uropoda Latreille, 01SpeciesTaxom
Xenocaligonellidus De Leon, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Zonurobia Lawrence, 02SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kwazulu-Natal
124 Species and 3 Subspecies
Aceria euaspis Nalepa, 1892
Aceria eutricha Nalepa, 1894
Acrotritia dixa Niedbala & S..., 1996
Aculus charniae Smith-Meyer ..., 1990
Afrolichus megamerus Trouessart, 1899
Alliphis megalodacne Potter & Joh..., 1976
Amblyomma exornatum Koch, 1844Leguan tick
Amblyomma hebraeum Koch, 1844Bont tick
Amblyomma latum Koch, 1844Snake tick
Amblyomma nuttalli Dönitz, 1909Hard tick
Amperaturus abelus Cook, 1998
Anoplotarsus coleosoma Gaud & Mouch..., 1996
Archeonothrus natalensis Trägårdh, 1906
Argas walkerae Kaiser & Hoo..., 1969Southern Fowl tampan
Arrenurus (Arrenurus) amoenus Viets, 1980
Arrenurus (Megaluracarus) brevigenitalis K.O. Viets, 1965
Atractides (Atractides) scutifer Lundblad, 1951
Bathyergolichus hottentotus Fain, 1986
Brachypodopsis pusilla Viets, 1914
Bradyagaue medialis Newell, 1984
Brevipalpus aeoloides Pritchard & ..., 1958
Brevipalpus californicus Banks, 1904Bunch mite
Camisia (Camisia) dictyna Colloff, 1993
Caparinia tripilis Michael, 1889
Carabodes scymnus Hull, 1914
Centrotrombidium culicoides Vercammen-Gr..., 1957
Charletonia philometra Southcott, 1991
Coreitarsonemus acanthocoris Fain, 1970
Coreitarsonemus anoplocnemis anoplocnemis Fain, 1970
Corticacarus (Corticacarides) nilsoni Besch, 1964
Crotonia dicella Colloff, 1990
Crotonia ecphyla Colloff, 1990
Crotonia lyrata Colloff, 1990
Crotonia pauropelor Colloff, 1990
Cunaxa brevicrura Heyer, 1979
Cunaxa sordwanaensis Heyer, 1979
Cunaxa vestus Den Heyer, 1979
Dermacentor rhinocerinus Denny, 1843
Eriophyes eckloniae Smith-Meyer ..., 1989
Eriophyes ixopoensis Smith-Meyer ..., 1989
Eriophyes wezaensis Smith-Meyer ..., 1989
Eupodes lutatus Olivier & Th..., 1997
Eurytetranychus acaciae Meyer, 1987
Eyndhovenia caligus Kolenati, 1857
Fainocoptes capitola Lombert, Gau..., 1984
Galagocheles lemuricola lemuricola Fain, 1979
Gamaselliphis lawrencei Ryke, 1961
Gamasellus deepdalensis Ryke, 1962
Gamasellus shongweniensis Ryke, 1962
Glyptholaspis fimicola Sellnick, 19..., 1988
Haemaphysalis leachi Audouin, 1826African dog tick
Haemaphysalis parmata Neumann, 1905
Hemicheylabis sikyonemus Gaud, 1988
Histiostoma (Histiostoma) heriades Fain & Pauly, 2001
Hydrozetes (Hydrozetes) capensis Engelbrecht, 1974
Hygrobates (Hygrobates) soari Viets, 1911
Lebertia (Pilolebertia) capensis Viets, 1956
Limnesia (Limnesia) lucifera Koenike, 1898
Limnesia (Limnesia) walteri Migot, 1926
Linopodes motatorius Linnaeus, 1758Long-legged mushroom mite
Linotetranus ramosus Smith-Meyer ..., 1997
Lorryia curiosa Ueckermann &..., 1979
Lorryia ponglana Ueckermann &..., 1979
Macrocheles (Macrocheles) peniculatus Berlese, 1918Mite
Metaculus natalensis Smith-Meyer, 1990
Neoaxonopsalbia (Lankaxonopsalbia) gledhilli Cook, 1999
Neumania (Leptopterotrichophorus) gretae K.O. Viets, 1962
Neumania (Neumania) aequalis K.O. Viets, 1962
Neumania (Neumania) meridiana Viets, 1959
Nihelia curvidens Domrow & Baker, 1963
Nothopoda natalensis Smith-Meyer ..., 1997
Notoedres (Notoedres) cati Hering, 1838Cat mange mite
Nycteriglyphus pterophorus Berlese, 1892
Olabidocarpus belsorum van Eyndhoven, 1940
Oligonychus (Oligonychus) apohadrus Meyer, 1987
Oligonychus (Oligonychus) castrensis Meyer, 1987
Olopachys copris Ishikawa, 1984
Paracoroptes natalensis Fain & Segerman, 1978
Pergamasus conus Karg, 1971
Protzia (Protzia) pachygnatha Viets, 1930
Pseudaxonopsalbia (Motasaxona) plana Cook, 1966 ..., 1999
Ptilonyssus cisticolarum Fain, 1959
Ptilonyssus terpsiphonei Fain, 1956
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) appendiculatus Neumann, 1901Brown ear tick
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) capensis (Koch, 1844)⇒ Rhipicephalus longus Neumann, 1907
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) maculatus Neumann, 1901
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) masseyi Nuttall & Wa..., 1908
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) praetextatus Gerstäcker, 1873
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) sanguineus (Latreille, 1806)⇒ Rhipicephalus sanguineus Latreille, 1806
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) simus (Koch, 1844)⇒ 
Rykellus darglensis Ryke, 1962
Rykellus nkandhlaensis Ryke, 1962
Samsinakia gonocephalum Fain, 1984
Schusteria ugraseni Marshall & Pugh, 2000
Sternostoma tracheacolum Lawrence, 1948Canary lung mite
Stibarokris phalacrus Kethley, 1970
Syringophilus bipectinatus Heller, 1880Quill mite
Tarsonemus (Tarsonemus) apis Rennie, 1921
Tarsonemus (Tarsonemus) cryptocephalus Ewing, 1939
Tarsopolipus hallidayi Husband, 1989
Tegonotus platynaspis Nalepa, 1920
Tegoribates natalensis Engelbrecht, 1986
Tegoribates nuda Engelbrecht, 1986
Tenuipalpus eucleae Meyer, 1979
Tenuipalpus falcatus Meyer, 1979Coarse shrimp
Tenuipalpus mkuziensis Meyer, 1979
Tenuipalpus niekerkae Meyer, 1979
Tenuipalpus oribiensis Meyer, 1979
Tenuipalpus protectus Meyer, 1979
Tenuipalpus ueckermanni Meyer, 1979
Tenuipalpus zuluensis Meyer, 1979
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) urticae C. L. Koch, 1836Carmine spider mite
Thyas rubricata Holland, 1894
Thyasella mandibularis torrenticola Schwoerbel, 1958
Torrenticola (Monatractides) ventriosa Viets, 1916
Treatia dieuches Ramsay, 1973
Trichothyas petrophila petrophila Michael, 1895
Trombicula (Trombicula) geckobia Womersley, 1952
Tuckerella ornata Tucker, 1926Mite
Uroobovella marginata C.L. Koch, 1839
Uropoda frontalis
Xenocaligonellidus tecleae Smith-Meyer ..., 1989
Zonurobia circularis
Zonurobia debilipes

Subnodes of Acari with occurrences in Kwazulu-Natal
SuperorderAcariformes
Zakhvatkin, 1952
dust mites, mites
54
94
92
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderParasitiformes
Reuter, 1909
mites, ticks
13
21
32
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