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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
105
380
646
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
87
330
571
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
41
71
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mozambique
41 Families width 130 Species and 4 Subspecies
#HLSEATVCJUFPGIRO
Heterozerconidae Berlese, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Listrophoridae Mégnin & Tro..., 18841SpeciesTaxom
Stigmaeidae Wood, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Eviphididae Berlese, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Amblyommidae Banks, 190742SpeciesTaxom
Argasidae C. L. Koch, 1844Soft tick6SpeciesTaxom
Arrenuridae Thor, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Alloptidae Gaud, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Tenuipalpidae Berlese, 1913False spider mites1SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychidae Donnadieu, 1875Spider mites25SpeciesTaxom
Vexillariidae Gaud & Mouchet, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Crotoniidae Thorell, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Carabodidae Koch, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Johnstonianidae Thor, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Chaetodactylidae Zakhvatkin, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Cheyletidae Leach, 18153SpeciesTaxom
Sarcoptidae Megnin, 1877Itch mites3SpeciesTaxom
Halacaridae Murray, 1877Sea mites1SpeciesTaxom
Tarsonemidae Kramer, 1877Tarsonemid mites4SpeciesTaxom
Trombidiidae Leach, 1815Beer Bahuti1SpeciesTaxom
Unionicolidae Oudemans, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Spinturnicidae Oudemans, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Fortuyniidae Hammen, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Pterygosomatidae Womersley, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Glycyphagidae De Geer, 17780SpeciesTaxom
Ixodidae C. L. Koch, 1844Hard Tick11SpeciesTaxom
Harpirhynchidae Dubinin, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Histiostomatidae Berlese, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Erythraeidae Oudemans, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Proctophyllodidae Trouessart &..., 18841SpeciesTaxom
Epidermoptidae Trouessart, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Pheroliodidae (Paschoal, 1987)1SpeciesTaxom
Rhinonyssidae Trouessart, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Pionidae Thor, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Halarachnidae Oudemans, 19060SpeciesTaxom
Selenoribatidae Schuster, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Chirodiscidae Trouessart, 18920SpeciesTaxom
Trombiculidae Ewing, 1929Chigger mites1SpeciesTaxom
Hydryphantidae Piersig, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Otopheidomenidae Treat, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Acaridae Latreille, 1802Acarid mites1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mozambique
71 Genera with 130 Species
#ABCDEFGHILMNOPRST
Afroheterozercon Fain, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Afrolistrophorus Fain, 1970
0SpeciesTaxom
Agistemus Summers, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Alliphis Halbert, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Amblyomma hirtum. Neumann, 179416SpeciesTaxom
Argas Latreille, 1844American Dog Tick2SpeciesTaxom
Arrenurus Dugès, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Brephosceles Hull, 01SpeciesTaxom
Brevipalpus Donnadieu, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Bryobia Koch, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Calaobia Gaud & Mouchet, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Camisia von Heyden, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Carabodes Koch, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Carios Latreille, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Carnilistrophorus Fain, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Centrotrombidium Kramer, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Chaetodactylus Rondani, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Cheletopsis Oudemans, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Chirobia Fain, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Copidognathus Trouessart, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Coreitarsonemus Fain, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Corethrothrombium Oudemans, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Dermacentor Koch, 1952Dog Ticks2SpeciesTaxom
Diplonychus Laporte, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Encentridophorus Piersig, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Eotetranychus Oudemans, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Eutetranychus Banks, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Eyndhovenia Rudnick, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Fortuynia Hammen, 20022SpeciesTaxom
Geckobia Megnin, 01SpeciesTaxom
Glycyphagus Hering, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Haemaphysalis Koch, 19739SpeciesTaxom
Harpyrhynchoides Fain, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Histiostoma Kramer, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Hyalomma Koch, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Hydracarina
Water Mites0SpeciesTaxom
Ischnothele Ausserer, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Ixodes Latreille, 19432SpeciesTaxom
Leptus Latreille, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Mimicalges Atyeo & Gaud, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Mononychellus Wainstein, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Myialges Trouessart, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Nemesia Audouin, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Neocheyletiella Baker, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Neonooliodes Hunt, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Notoedres Railliet, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Nycteridocoptes Oudemans, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Oligonychus Berlese, 19606SpeciesTaxom
Ornithodoros C. L. Koch, 1962Soft-bodied Tick4SpeciesTaxom
Panonychus Yokoyama, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Passeronyssus Fain, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Perharpyrhynchus Fain, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Petrobia Murray, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Piona C. L. Koch, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Pneumonyssus Banks, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Porcupinychus Anwarullah, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Pterygosoma Peters, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Ptilonyssus Berlese & Tr..., 19621SpeciesTaxom
Rhipicephalus Ziemanni Neu..., 195024SpeciesTaxom
Rhizophobates Karasawa & Aoki, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Samsinakia Volgin, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Schizocoptes Lawrence, 1944
0SpeciesTaxom
Schizotetranychus Trägårdh, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Schoengastia Oudemans, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Schusteria Grandjean, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Tarsonemus Canestrini &..., 19392SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychus Dufour, 19667SpeciesTaxom
Thelechoris Karsch, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Thyas Koch, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Treatia Krantz & Khot, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Tyrophagus Oudemans, 17811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mozambique
130 Species and 4 Subspecies
Afroheterozercon spirostreptus Fain, 1988
Agistemus unguiparvus González, 1965
Alliphis megalodacne Potter & Joh..., 1976
Amblyomma eburneum Gerstäcker, 1873
Amblyomma exornatum Koch, 1844Leguan tick
Amblyomma hebraeum Koch, 1844Bont tick
Amblyomma latum Koch, 1844Snake tick
Amblyomma lepidum Dönitz, 1909
Amblyomma limbatum Neumann, 1899Reptile tick
Amblyomma maculatum Koch, 1844Gulf Coast tick
Amblyomma nuttalli Dönitz, 1909Hard tick
Amblyomma petersi Karsch, 1878
Amblyomma pomposum Dönitz, 1909Angolan bont tick
Amblyomma rhinocerotis De Geer, 1778
Amblyomma sparsum Neumann, 1899Central African tortoise tick
Amblyomma splendidum Giebel, 1877
Amblyomma sylvaticum De Geer, 1778Cape tortoise tick
Amblyomma tholloni Neumann, 1899
Amblyomma variegatum Fabricius, 1794Tropical bont tick
Argas (Persicargas) persicus (Oken, 1818)⇒ Argas miniatus Koch, 1844
Argas miniatus Koch, 1844Chicken tick
Arrenurus (Micruracarus) tubifer Walter, 1922
Brephosceles melanopterus
Brevipalpus aeoloides Pritchard & ..., 1958
Bryobia (Bryobia) rubrioculus Scheuten, 1857Brown almond mite
Calaobia cribrodorsa Gaud, 1980
Camisia (Camisia) dictyna Colloff, 1993
Carabodes scymnus Hull, 1914
Carios rudis Karsch, 1880
Carnilistrophorus (Carnilistrophorellus) genettus Radford, 194..., 1980
Centrotrombidium culicoides Vercammen-Gr..., 1957
Chaetodactylus (Chaetodactylus) dalyi Fain, 1974 R..., 1981
Cheletopsis rynchops Bochkov, Fai..., 2002
Chirobia otophaga Fain, 1959 d..., 1992
Copidognathus xaixaiensis Proches, 2002
Coreitarsonemus acanthocoris Fain, 1970
Coreitarsonemus anoplocnemis anoplocnemis Fain, 1970
Corethrothrombium christopheanum Kramer, 1897
Dermacentor circumguttatus Neumann, 1897
Dermacentor circumguttatus cunha-silvai (Santos Dias, 1952)⇒ Dermacentor circumguttatus Neumann, 1897
Encentridophorus (Encentridophorus) spinifer Koenike, 1893
Eotetranychus falcatus Meyer & Rodr..., 1966
Eutetranychus africanus Tucker, 1926Citrus brown mite
Eutetranychus orientalis (Klein, 1936)⇒ Eutetranychus africanus Tucker, 1926
Eyndhovenia caligus Kolenati, 1857
Fortuynia inhambanensis Marshall & Pugh, 2002
Fortuynia rotunda Marshall & Pugh, 2002
Geckobia hemidactyli
Haemaphysalis (Rhipistoma) asiatica Supino, 1897
Haemaphysalis bancrofti Nuttall & Wa..., 1915Wallaby tick
Haemaphysalis hoodi (Warburton & ..., 1909)⇒ Haemaphysalis madagascariensis Colas-Belcou..., 1948
Haemaphysalis leachi Audouin, 1826African dog tick
Haemaphysalis leporispalustris Packard, 1869Grouse tick
Haemaphysalis moreli Camicas, Hoo..., 1972
Haemaphysalis muhsamae Santos Dias, 1954
Haemaphysalis paraleachi Camicas, Hoo..., 1983
Haemaphysalis punctaleachi Camicas, Hoo..., 1973
Harpyrhynchoides pectinifer Lawrence, 1959
Histiostoma (Histiostoma) heriades Fain & Pauly, 2001
Hyalomma (Hyalomma) truncatum Koch, 1844African bont-leg tick
Ixodes pilosus Koch, 1844Bush tick
Ixodes vanidicus Schulze, 1943
Leptus (Leptus) ogazulacus Haitlinger, 1990
Mimicalges pteronyssoides Trouessart, 1885
Mononychellus progresivus (Doreste, 1981)⇒ Schizotetranychus progresivus Doreste, 1981
Mononychellus tanajoa Auct. nec Bo..., 1938Cassava green mite
Myialges anchora Sergent & Tr..., 1907
Nemesia dubia O. P.-Cambridge, 1874
Neocheyletiella ardeola Bochkov & Ochoa, 2005
Neonooliodes ceroplastes (Hunt, 1996)⇒ Lopholiodes ceroplastes Hunt, 1996
Notoedres (Notoedres) pahangi Klompen, Luk..., 1983
Nycteridocoptes hoogstraali Fain, 1961 d..., 1992
Oligonychus (Oligonychus) coffeae Nietner, 1861Red coffee mite
Oligonychus (Oligonychus) grypus Baker & Prit..., 1960African sugarcane spider mite
Oligonychus (Oligonychus) mangiferus (Rahman & Sapra, 1940)⇒ Oligonychus vitis Zaher & Shehata, 1965
Oligonychus (Oligonychus) sacchari McGregor, 1942Sugarcane mite
Oligonychus (Oligonychus) vitis Zaher & Shehata, 1965
Oligonychus saccharinus Baker & Prit..., 1960
Ornithodoros apertus Walton, 1962
Ornithodoros moubata (Murray, 1877)⇒ Ornithodoros apertus Walton, 1962
Ornithodoros porcinus domesticus Walton, 1962Eyeless tampan
Ornithodoros porcinus porcinus Walton, 1962Eyeless tampan
Panonychus (Panonychus) citri McGregor, 1916Citrus red mite
Passeronyssus viduae Fain, 1956
Perharpyrhynchus caprimulgus Bochkov & Kl..., 2014
Petrobia (Tetranychina) harti Ewing, 1909Oxalis red spider mite
Piona (Piona) acuminata Walter & Bader, 1952
Porcupinychus cuspidatus Meyer, 1974
Pterygosoma agamae Peters, 1949
Ptilonyssus cinnyricincli Fain, 1962
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) evertsi Neumann, 1897Red-legged tick
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) guilhoni Morel & Vass..., 1963
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) humeralis Rondelli, 1926
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) lunulatus (Neumann, 1907)⇒ 
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) maculatus Neumann, 1901
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) masseyi Nuttall & Wa..., 1908
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) muehlensi Zumpt, 1943Nyala tick
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) muhsamae Morel & Vass..., 1965
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) praetextatus Gerstäcker, 1873
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) pravus Dönitz, 1910
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) pulchellus (Gerstäcker, 1873)⇒ Rhipicephalus humeralis Rondelli, 1926
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) punctatus (Warburton, 1912)⇒ Rhipicephalus distinctus Bedford, 1932
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
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) zumpti Santos Dias, 1950
Rhizophobates melanomerus Marshall & Pugh, 2000
Samsinakia gonocephalum Fain, 1984
Schizotetranychus (Mononychellus) progresivus Doreste, 1981
Schoengastia (Schoengastia) mozambica Kolebinova, 1984
Schusteria melanomerus Marshall & Pugh, 2000
Tarsonemus (Tarsonemus) apis Rennie, 1921
Tarsonemus (Tarsonemus) cryptocephalus Ewing, 1939
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 amicus Meyer & Rodr..., 1966
Tetranychus zambezianus Meyer & Rodr..., 1966Companion shrimp
Thelechoris striatipes Eugène Simon, 1889Fine-sculpted cerith
Thyas rubricata Holland, 1894
Treatia dieuches Ramsay, 1973
Tyrophagus (Tyrophagus) putrescentiae Schrank, 1781Cereal mite

Subnodes of Acari with occurrences in Mozambique
SuperorderAcariformes
Zakhvatkin, 1952
dust mites, mites
32
55
65
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderParasitiformes
Reuter, 1909
mites, ticks
9
16
65
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