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Checklist for Infraclass Acari Nitzsch, 1818 (Mites and Ticks)
and region Papua Region (Papua New Guinea)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
27
49
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
17
32
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
10
14
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Papua Region
10 Families width 17 Species
Arrenuridae Thor, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Hygrobatidae Koch, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychidae Donnadieu, 1875Spider mites8SpeciesTaxom
Trombiculidae Ewing, 1929Chigger mites2SpeciesTaxom
Spinturnicidae Oudemans, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Laelapidae Berlese, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Megisthanidae Berlese, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Paramegistidae Trägårdh, 19460SpeciesTaxom
Myobiidae Megnin, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Hydryphantidae Piersig, 18961SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Papua Region
14 Genera with 17 Species
Arrenurus Dugès, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Australiobates Lundblad, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Eutetranychus Banks, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Eutrombicula Ewing, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Eyndhovenia Rudnick, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Laelaps Koch, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Leptotrombidium Nagayo & al., 19221SpeciesTaxom
Megisthanus Thorell, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Oligonychus Berlese, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Ophiomegistus Banks, 1914
0SpeciesTaxom
Pteropimyobia Fain, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychus Dufour, 19506SpeciesTaxom
Thyas Koch, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Trombicula Berlese, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua Region
17 Species
Arrenurus (Megaluracarus) bunuensis Wiles, 1997
Australiobates (Australiobates) varirataensis Wiles, 1997
Eutetranychus africanus Tucker, 1926Citrus brown mite
Eutrombicula (Eutrombicula) tovelli Womersley, 1952
Eyndhovenia caligus Kolenati, 1857
Laelaps (Laelaps) nuttalli Hirst, 1915Mite
Leptotrombidium (Leptotrombidium) deliense Walch, 1922Scrub typhus mite
Megisthanus womersleyi Seeman, 2019
Oligonychus (Oligonychus) coffeae Nietner, 1861Red coffee mite
Pteropimyobia papuana Fain, 1978
Tetranychus (Pritchardina) fijiensis Hirst, 1924
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) kanzawai Kishida, 1927Hydrangea spider mite
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) lambi (Pritchard & ..., 1955)⇒ Polynychus lambi Pritchard & ..., 1955
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) marianae (McGregor, 1950)⇒ Tetranychus evansi Baker & Prit..., 1960
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) neocaledonicus André, 1933Vegetable spider mite
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) piercei McGregor, 1950
Thyas miniacea Felder & Rog..., 1874

Subnodes of Acari with occurrences in Papua Region
SuperorderAcariformes
Zakhvatkin, 1952
dust mites, mites
6
10
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderParasitiformes
Reuter, 1909
mites, ticks
4
4
3
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