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Checklist for Infraclass Acari Nitzsch, 1818 (Mites and Ticks)
and region Malawi (East Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
65
188
296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
55
170
271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
20
38
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Malawi
20 Families width 94 Species and 1 Subspecies
Eriophyidae Nalepa, 1898Blister mites2SpeciesTaxom
Listrophoridae Mégnin & Tro..., 18845SpeciesTaxom
Amblyommidae (Banks, 1907)22SpeciesTaxom
Laelapidae Berlese, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychidae Donnadieu, 1875Spider mites26SpeciesTaxom
Argasidae C. L. Koch, 1844Soft tick4SpeciesTaxom
Eustathiidae Oudemans, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Cheyletidae Leach, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Glycyphagidae De Geer, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Ixodidae (C. L. Koch, 1844)Hard Tick14SpeciesTaxom
Histiostomatidae Berlese, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Phthiracaridae Perty, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Erythraeidae Oudemans, 19024SpeciesTaxom
Atopomelidae Fain, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Syringobiidae Trouessart, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Pheroliodidae (Paschoal, 1987)1SpeciesTaxom
Pachylaelapidae Berlese, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Pyroglyphidae Cunliffe, 1958Dust mites1SpeciesTaxom
Tenuipalpidae Berlese, 1913False spider mites1SpeciesTaxom
Hydryphantidae Piersig, 18962SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Malawi
38 Genera with 94 Species
#ABCDEHILMNOPRST
Aceria Keifer, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Afrolistrophorus Fain, 19822SpeciesTaxom
Amblyomma hirtum. Neumann, 17944SpeciesTaxom
Androlaelaps Berlese, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Brevinychus M.K.P.Smith-..., 19741SpeciesTaxom
Carios Latreille, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Carnilistrophorus Fain, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Chauliacia Oudemans, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Cheyletus Latreille, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Dermacarus Haller, 1878
0SpeciesTaxom
Eotetranychus Oudemans, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Eutetranychus Banks, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Haemaphysalis Koch, 19738SpeciesTaxom
Histiostoma Kramer, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Hoplophthiracarus Jacot, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Hyalomma Koch, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Ixodes Latreille, 19066SpeciesTaxom
Leporacarus Fain, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Leptus Latreille, 19874SpeciesTaxom
Listrophoroides Hirst, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Longipedia J. Dabert, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Mixonychus Ryke & Meyer, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Mononychellus Wainstein, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Neonooliodes Hunt, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Neotetracopus Fain, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Oligonychus Berlese, 19607SpeciesTaxom
Olopachys Berlese, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Onychalges Gaud & Mouchet, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Ornithodoros C. L. Koch, 1877Soft-bodied Tick2SpeciesTaxom
Otobius Banks, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Petrobia Murray, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Rhipicephalus Ziemanni Neu..., 190617SpeciesTaxom
Samsinakia Volgin, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Schizotetranychus Trägårdh, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Tenuipalpus Donnadieu, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychus Dufour, 19747SpeciesTaxom
Thelechoris Karsch, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Thyas Koch, 18942SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malawi
94 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aceria euaspis Nalepa, 1892
Aceria eutricha Nalepa, 1894
Afrolistrophorus (Afrolistrophorus) congoicola Fain, 1971 R..., 1982
Afrolistrophorus (Afrolistrophorus) maculatus Fain, 1976 R..., 1982
Amblyomma exornatum Koch, 1844Leguan tick
Amblyomma latum Koch, 1844Snake tick
Amblyomma sylvaticum De Geer, 1778Cape tortoise tick
Amblyomma variegatum Fabricius, 1794Tropical bont tick
Androlaelaps (Androlaelaps) fahrenholzi Berlese, 1911
Androlaelaps marshalli Berlese, 1911
Brevinychus parvulus Meyer, 1974
Carios rudis Karsch, 1880
Carnilistrophorus (Carnilistrophorellus) myonax Fain, 1970 s..., 1980
Carnilistrophorus (Carnilistrophorus) poecilogalei Fain, 1970
Chauliacia canarisi Peterson, At..., 1980
Cheyletus zumpti Fain, 1972
Eotetranychus falcatus Meyer & Rodr..., 1966
Eotetranychus mollis Meyer, 1974
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 orientalis Nuttall & Wa..., 1915
Haemaphysalis paraleachi Camicas, Hoo..., 1983
Haemaphysalis punctaleachi Camicas, Hoo..., 1973
Histiostoma (Histiostoma) heriades Fain & Pauly, 2001
Hoplophthiracarus (Hoplophthiracarus) inaequus Niedbala, 1984
Hoplophthiracarus (Hoplophthiracarus) indiligens Niedbala, 1984
Hyalomma (Hyalomma) truncatum Koch, 1844African bont-leg tick
Ixodes ampullaceus Warburton, 1933
Ixodes bakeri Arthur & Cli..., 1961
Ixodes latus Arthur, 1958
Ixodes loveridgei Arthur, 1958
Ixodes nchisiensis Arthur, 1958
Ixodes ugandanus (Neumann, 1906)⇒ Ixodes brumpti Morel, 1965
Leporacarus (Leporacaroides) leporicolus Lawrence, 1951
Leptus (Leptus) bicristatus Fain & Elsen, 1987
Leptus (Leptus) jocquei Fain & Elsen, 1987
Leptus (Leptus) polythrix Fain & Elsen, 1987
Leptus (Leptus) puylaerti Fain & Elsen, 1987
Listrophoroides (Listrophoroides) aethiopicus Hirst, 1923
Longipedia hyperpedia Dabert, 2003
Mixonychus acaciae Ryke & Meyer, 1960
Mixonychus transvaalensis Meyer, 1974
Mononychellus progresivus (Doreste, 1981)⇒ Schizotetranychus progresivus Doreste, 1981
Mononychellus tunstalli Meyer, 1974
Neonooliodes ceroplastes (Hunt, 1996)⇒ Lopholiodes ceroplastes Hunt, 1996
Neotetracopus africanus Lukoschus, G..., 1975
Neotetracopus africanus schliemannii Lukoschus, G..., 1975
Oligonychus (Oligonychus) coffeae Nietner, 1861Red coffee mite
Oligonychus (Oligonychus) grypus Baker & Prit..., 1960African sugarcane spider mite
Oligonychus intermedius Meyer, 1964Pacific rock crab
Oligonychus malawiensis Meyer, 1974
Oligonychus neoplegas Meyer, 1964
Oligonychus saccharinus Baker & Prit..., 1960
Oligonychus simus Baker & Prit..., 1960
Olopachys copris Ishikawa, 1984
Onychalges pachyspathus Gaud, 1968 D..., 1982
Ornithodoros apertus Walton, 1962
Ornithodoros moubata (Murray, 1877)⇒ Ornithodoros apertus Walton, 1962
Otobius megnini Dugès, 1884Ear tick
Petrobia (Tetranychina) harti Ewing, 1909Oxalis red spider mite
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) decoloratus Koch, 1844African blue tick
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus Canestrini, 1888Asian 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) maculatus Neumann, 1901
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) muhsamae Morel & Vass..., 1965
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) praetextatus Gerstäcker, 1873
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) pravus Dönitz, 1910
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
Samsinakia gonocephalum Fain, 1984
Schizotetranychus (Mononychellus) progresivus Doreste, 1981
Tenuipalpus flacourtiae Meyer, 1979
Tetranychus (Epitetranychus) ludeni Zacher, 1913Bean spider mite
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) evansi Baker & Prit..., 1960Mite
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) lombardinii Baker & Prit..., 1960Crimson spider mite
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) neocaledonicus André, 1933Vegetable spider mite
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) urticae C. L. Koch, 1836Carmine spider mite
Tetranychus margaretae Meyer, 1974
Tetranychus rooyenae Meyer, 1974
Thelechoris striatipes Eugène Simon, 1889Fine-sculpted cerith
Thyas meterythra Hampson, 1918
Thyas rubricata Holland, 1894

Subnodes of Acari with occurrences in Malawi
SuperorderAcariformes
Zakhvatkin, 1952
dust mites, mites
15
28
51
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderParasitiformes
Reuter, 1909
mites, ticks
5
10
43
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