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Checklist for Infraclass Acari Nitzsch, 1818 (Mites and Ticks)
and region Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
101
280
432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
85
246
381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
45
79
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Puerto Rico
45 Families width 97 Species
#APLTBDHWCESUOMNF
Acarophenacidae Cross, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Phytoseiidae (Berlese, 1916)Phytoseiid mites26SpeciesTaxom
Amblyommidae Banks, 190711SpeciesTaxom
Laelapidae Berlese, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Argasidae (C. L. Koch, 1844)Soft tick6SpeciesTaxom
Ascidae Oudemans, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Tenuipalpidae Berlese, 1913False spider mites4SpeciesTaxom
Blattisociidae Garman, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Dinychidae Berlese, 19160SpeciesTaxom
Halacaridae Murray, 1877Sea mites2SpeciesTaxom
Winterschmidtiidae Oudemans, 19230SpeciesTaxom
Cunaxidae Thor, 1902Predatory Mites1SpeciesTaxom
Eriophyidae (Nalepa, 1898)Blister mites1SpeciesTaxom
Cheyletidae Leach, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Eviphididae Berlese, 19130SpeciesTaxom
Spinturnicidae Oudemans, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Triplogyniidae Funk, 19770SpeciesTaxom
Urodinychidae Berlese, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Ologamasidae Ryke, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Macrochelidae Vitzthum, 19300SpeciesTaxom
Otopheidomenidae Treat, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Alycidae Canestrini &..., 18770SpeciesTaxom
Chirodiscidae Trouessart, 18920SpeciesTaxom
Cocceupodidae Jesionowska, 20100SpeciesTaxom
Pontarachnidae Koenike, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychidae Donnadieu, 1875Spider mites20SpeciesTaxom
Histiostomatidae Berlese, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Nanorchestidae Luxton, 19840SpeciesTaxom
Trematuridae Berlese, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Fedrizziidae Trägårdh, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Trachyuropodidae Kramer, 18810SpeciesTaxom
Macronyssidae Oudemans, 1936Macronyssid Mites3SpeciesTaxom
Podocinidae Berlese, 19130SpeciesTaxom
Polyaspididae Berlese, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Tarsonemidae Kramer, 1877Tarsonemid mites3SpeciesTaxom
Melicharidae Hirschmann, 19620SpeciesTaxom
Pyemotidae Newport, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Parasitidae Oudemans, 1901Beetle Mites1SpeciesTaxom
Acaridae Latreille, 1802Acarid mites0SpeciesTaxom
Sarcoptidae Megnin, 1877Itch mites1SpeciesTaxom
Spelaeorhynchidae Oudemans, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Suidasiidae Hughes, 19480SpeciesTaxom
Trigonuropodidae Hirschmann, 19790SpeciesTaxom
Tuckerellidae Baker & Prit..., 1953Peacock mites0SpeciesTaxom
Uropodidae Kramer, 18810SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Puerto Rico
79 Genera with 97 Species
#ABCDEFGHLMNOPRSTU
Adactylidium Cross, 01SpeciesTaxom
Amblydromalus Chant & McMu..., 19651SpeciesTaxom
Amblyomma hirtum. Neumann, 17944SpeciesTaxom
Amblyseius Berlese, 19658SpeciesTaxom
Androlaelaps Berlese, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Antricola Cooley & Kohls, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Argas Latreille, 1844American Dog Tick1SpeciesTaxom
Asca von Heyden, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Brevipalpus Donnadieu, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Carios Latreille, 19413SpeciesTaxom
Cheiroseius Berlese, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Clausiadinychus Sellnick, 1930
0SpeciesTaxom
Copidognathus Trouessart, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Cosmolaelaps Berlese, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Crabrovidia Zakhvatkin, 1941
0SpeciesTaxom
Cunaxa von Heyden, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Dermacentor Koch, 1897Dog Ticks1SpeciesTaxom
Eriophyes Siebold, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Euseius De Leon, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Eutogenes Baker, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Eviphis Berlese, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Eyndhovenia Rudnick, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Funkotriplogynium Datta, 1985
0SpeciesTaxom
Fuscuropoda Vitzthum, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Gaeolaelaps Evans & Till, 1966
0SpeciesTaxom
Galendromimus Muma, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Gamasiphis Berlese, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Glyptholaspis Filipponi & ..., 1960
0SpeciesTaxom
Hemipteroseius Evans, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Hypoaspis Canestrini, 1884
Predatory mite0SpeciesTaxom
Laminamichaelia Uusitalo, 2010
0SpeciesTaxom
Lasioseius Berlese, 1916
0SpeciesTaxom
Lawrenceocarpus Dusbábek & J..., 1966
0SpeciesTaxom
Leonseius Chant & McMu..., 19651SpeciesTaxom
Linopodes Koch, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Litarachna Walter, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Masteria L. Koch, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Mononychellus Wainstein, 19384SpeciesTaxom
Myianoetus Oudemans, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Nanorchestes Topsent & Tr..., 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Nenteria Oudemans, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Neofedrizzia Womersley, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Neoseiulus Hughes, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Oligonychus Berlese, 19584SpeciesTaxom
Oplitis Berlese, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Ornithodoros C. L. Koch, 1910Soft-bodied Tick1SpeciesTaxom
Ornithonyssus Sambon, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Ornithonysus1SpeciesTaxom
Paraphytoseius Swirski & Sh..., 19651SpeciesTaxom
Periglischrus Kolenati, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Phytoseiulus Evans, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Phytoseius Ribaga, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Podocinum Berlese, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Polyaspis Berlese, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Polyphagotarsonemus Beer & Nucifora, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Proctolaelaps Berlese, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Proprioseiopsis Muma, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoparasitus Oudemans, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Pyemotes Amerling, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdocarpais Athias-Henriot, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Rhipicephalus Ziemanni Neu..., 19296SpeciesTaxom
Rhizoglyphus Claparède, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Ricoseius De Leon, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Sarcoptes Latreille, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Scaptognathus Trouessart, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Schizotetranychus Trägårdh, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Spelaeorhynchus Neuman, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Suidasia Oudemans, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Tarsonemus Canestrini &..., 19392SpeciesTaxom
Tenuipalpus Donnadieu, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychus Dufour, 19009SpeciesTaxom
Treatia Krantz & Khot, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Trichouropoda Berlese, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Trigonuropoda Trägårdh, 1952
0SpeciesTaxom
Tuckerella Womersley, 1940
Peacock mites0SpeciesTaxom
Typhlodromalus Muma, 19653SpeciesTaxom
Typhloseiopsis De Leon, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Uroobovella Berlese, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Uropoda Latreille, 1806
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Puerto Rico
97 Species
Adactylidium ficorum
Amblydromalus yunquensis De Leon, 1965
Amblyomma cruciferum Neumann, 1901
Amblyomma dissimile Koch, 1844Iguana Tick
Amblyomma quadricavum Schulze, 1941
Amblyomma variegatum Fabricius, 1794Tropical bont tick
Amblyseius caobae (De Leon, 1965)⇒ Neoseiulus caobae De Leon, 1965
Amblyseius caribbeanus (De Leon, 1965)⇒ Neoseiulus caribbeanus De Leon, 1965
Amblyseius congeae (De Leon, 1965)⇒ Typhlodromalus congeae De Leon, 1965
Amblyseius ho (De Leon, 1965)⇒ Euseius ho De Leon, 1965
Amblyseius loxocheles De Leon, 1965
Amblyseius rapax (De Leon, 1965)⇒ Typhlodromalus limonicus Garman & McG..., 1956
Amblyseius subalatus De Leon, 1965
Amblyseius yunquensis (De Leon, 1965)⇒ Typhlodromalus yunquensis De Leon, 1965
Antricola (Parantricola) marginatus (Banks, 1910)⇒ Carios marginatus Banks, 1910
Argas miniatus Koch, 1844Chicken tick
Asca (Asca) garmani Hurlbutt, 1963
Brevipalpus bucerasae De Leon, 1965
Brevipalpus phoenicis Geijskes, 1939False spider mite
Carios marginatus Banks, 1910
Carios puertoricensis Fox, 1947
Carios viguerasi Cooley & Kohls, 1941
Cheiroseius tuberculatus Evans & Hyatt, 1960
Copidognathus grandiosus Bartsch, 1984
Cosmolaelaps vacua Michael, 1891
Cosmolaelaps vacuus Michael, 1891
Cunaxa setirostris Hermann, 1804
Dermacentor nitens Neumann, 1897Tropical Horse Tick
Eriophyes gossypii (Banks, 1904)⇒ Acalitus gossypii Banks, 1904
Euseius ho De Leon, 1965
Euseius sibelius De Leon, 1962
Eutogenes foxi Baker, 1949
Eyndhovenia caligus Kolenati, 1857
Galendromimus borinquensis De Leon, 1965
Gamasiphis illotus Fox, 1949
Hemipteroseius ageneius (Treat, 1965)⇒ Treatia ageneia Treat, 1965
Leonseius regularis De Leon, 1965
Litarachna lopezae Pešić & al..., 2014
Masteria petrunkevitchi Arthur M. Ch..., 1964
Mononychellus caribbeanae McGregor, 1950
Mononychellus planki (McGregor, 1950)⇒ Mononychellus tanajoa Auct. nec Bo..., 1938
Mononychellus progresivus (Doreste, 1981)⇒ Schizotetranychus progresivus Doreste, 1981
Mononychellus tanajoa Auct. nec Bo..., 1938Cassava green mite
Myianoetus muscarum Linnaeus, 1758
Neofedrizzia lepas Seeman, 2007
Neoseiulus caobae De Leon, 1965
Neoseiulus caribbeanus De Leon, 1965
Oligonychus (Oligonychus) punicae Hirst, 1926 ..., 1994Antillean talon crab
Oligonychus (Oligonychus) sacchari McGregor, 1942Sugarcane mite
Oligonychus smithi Cromroy, 1958
Oligonychus viridis (Banks sensu ..., 1958)⇒ Oligonychus punicae Hirst, 1926 ..., 1994
Ornithodoros marginatus (Banks, 1910)⇒ Carios marginatus Banks, 1910
Ornithonyssus bursa Berlese, 1888Starling mite
Ornithonyssus sylviarum Canestrini &..., 1877Feather mite
Ornithonysus sylviarum Canestrini &..., 1877
Paraphytoseius santurcensis De Leon, 1965
Phytoseiulus macropilis Banks, 1904Mite
Phytoseius macropilis Banks, 1909Mite
Phytoseius woodburyi De Leon, 1965Mite
Polyaspis repandus Berlese, 1904
Polyphagotarsonemus latus Banks, 1904Broad mite
Proprioseiopsis inflatus De Leon, 1965
Pyemotes tritici La Greze-Fos..., 1851Grain itch mite
Rhabdocarpais mammilatus Berlese, 1904
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus Canestrini, 1888Asian blue tick
Rhipicephalus (Eurhipicephalus) sanguineus Latreille, 1806
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) guilhoni Morel & Vass..., 1963
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) rossicus Yakimov & Ko..., 1911
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) sanguineus (Latreille, 1806)⇒ Rhipicephalus sanguineus Latreille, 1806
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) schulzei Olenev, 1929
Ricoseius loxocheles De Leon, 1965
Sarcoptes scabiei De Geer, 1778Itch mite
Scaptognathus ornatus Bartsch, 1984
Schizotetranychus (Mononychellus) progresivus Doreste, 1981
Schizotetranychus (Schizotetranychus) asparagi Oudemans, 1928Asparagus spider mite
Spelaeorhynchus monophylli
Spelaeorhynchus praecursor Neuman, 1902
Tarsonemus (Tarsonemus) confusus Ewing, 1939
Tarsonemus (Tarsonemus) cryptocephalus Ewing, 1939
Tenuipalpus pacificus Baker, 1945Mite
Tenuipalpus panici De Leon, 1965Flower shrimp
Tetranychus (Epitetranychus) ludeni Zacher, 1913Bean spider mite
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) desertorum (Banks, 1900)⇒ Tetranychus ludeni Zacher, 1913
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) evansi Baker & Prit..., 1960Mite
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) gloveri Banks, 1900Glover's mite
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) marianae (McGregor, 1950)⇒ Tetranychus evansi Baker & Prit..., 1960
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) neocaledonicus André, 1933Vegetable spider mite
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) urticae C. L. Koch, 1836Carmine spider mite
Tetranychus abacae Baker & Prit..., 1962
Tetranychus tumidus Banks, 1900Bigeye eualid
Trichouropoda longiseta Berlese, 1888
Typhlodromalus congeae De Leon, 1965
Typhlodromalus limonicus Garman & McG..., 1956
Typhlodromalus yunquensis De Leon, 1965
Typhloseiopsis funiculatus De Leon, 1965
Typhloseiopsis regularis (De Leon, 1965)⇒ Leonseius regularis De Leon, 1965
Uroobovella marginata C.L. Koch, 1839

Subnodes of Acari with occurrences in Puerto Rico
SuperorderAcariformes
Zakhvatkin, 1952
dust mites, mites
20
27
37
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderParasitiformes
Reuter, 1909
mites, ticks
25
52
60
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